Does Paychex pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Paychex employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Paychex. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Paychex?

45% of Paychex employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Paychex 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Paychex?

Sales Representative (430) , Payroll Specialist (251) , Sales Consultant (197) , Sales (139) , Senior Payroll Specialist (118) , District Sales Manager (90) , Account Executive (84) , Sales Associate (68) , Account Manager (67) , Outside Sales Representative (61) , Supervisor (57) , Software Engineer (55) , HCM Consultant (52) , Core Sales Representative (51) , Manager (47)

What are the pros of working at Paychex according to real employee reviews?

"The starting pay is okay and benefits are great." ((in 681 reviews)); "Had great training back in the day and will help you get in the door with sales" ((in 390 reviews)); "culture is great and consistent" ((in 341 reviews)); "I have a great work/life balance and exceed quota just about every month." ((in 274 reviews)); "Great people to work with; lots of folks willing to help you be successfull in your career." ((in 262 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Paychex according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and most of the time there was nothing to do but sit around and wait" ((in 355 reviews)); "Poor Management and pay for what you do" ((in 250 reviews)); "New managers have come in and taken away many of the privileges that were enjoyed by employees." ((in 150 reviews)); "Low salary and most of the time you are just sitting around" ((in 119 reviews)); "Bad upper management and no one with any background or training in UX" ((in 88 reviews))

What are employees saying about Paychex layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Paychex layoffs and their outlook for job security at Paychex in 2026.

Paychex reviews

3.1

45% would recommend to a friend

(5,995 total reviews)

John Gibson

47% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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Paychex has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,995 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Paychex employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

5.0

Jul 5, 2012

Sales Consultant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good training program for people new to the industry.

Cons

Your only as good as your last month.

3.0

Jun 28, 2012

Good place to start your sales career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good training, conservative company, provides a good service to customers

Cons

Pay could be better, not many opportunities for establishing a career path, lots of micromanaging at first

4.0

Jun 10, 2012

HR Solutions

Hrs sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great training Very simple sales objective Annual goals, broken down into monthly goals. Great management with management to skills vs numbers. Goals are created monthly based on buying cycles. Clients really need the products they are offering. It is a service businesses really benefit from and the local support is amazing. Great employee management/managers. Easy to attain and over achieve if you do you daily tasks.

Cons

Processes sometimes create problems for clients on boarding. DIfficult to get ahead once you get behind. This job is a very strategic sale and is an emotional sale/fear of the unknown. Travel for training and offsite events expected to happen off business hours. (In addition to your normal work week.) 3rd tier training they require you double bunk with someone from your 2nd tier training class.

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