Does Paychex pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Paychex employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Paychex. This rating has decreased by 5% 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 benefits are great and their long term strategy is awesome." ((in 677 reviews)); "Very supportive and great training." ((in 385 reviews)); "culture is great and consistent" ((in 338 reviews)); "Great people to work with; lots of folks willing to help you be successfull in your career." ((in 268 reviews)); "I have a great work/life balance and exceed quota just about every month." ((in 267 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 371 reviews)); "The management was poor and not skilled in personal management." ((in 249 reviews)); "New managers have come in and taken away many of the privileges that were enjoyed by employees." ((in 151 reviews)); "Low salary and most of the time you are just sitting around" ((in 121 reviews)); "Upper management is out of touch and there is little to no in person support, but mandatory 5 days in office." ((in 81 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

3.0

Jan 5, 2012

Not the norm, ups and downs with unfortunate timing.

401(k) specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great training program, high caliber of new hires in your program and other partnering program. Good pay and benefit package when you assume the best.

Cons

Ripple effect in bad sales department management. You can have a shortage of payroll reps who feed you 80% of your business, so you have to make up for it elsewhere, while you have a limited territory. You are held accountable for your quotas, but no accountability exists for conditions conducive to your success (i.e. inflow of new clients, productive internal partners etc.

4.0

Jan 5, 2012

Great People, good organization, great place to gain strong business sales experience

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Company benefits, first class sales team, strong team selling environment, good earnings potential, ability to self-promote and move into different divssions

Cons

poor career development, too flat of an organization, very conservative and slow moving with technology, very little upward mobility

5.0

Jan 4, 2012

Very Positive

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Training Other companies recruit out of Paychex

Cons

Increasingly more competition in the sector

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