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 (83) , 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 665 reviews)); "Had great training back in the day and will help you get in the door with sales" ((in 384 reviews)); "culture is great and consistent" ((in 346 reviews)); "Great people to work with; lots of folks willing to help you be successfull in your career." ((in 274 reviews)); "Remote working was nice and provided good work/life balance." ((in 268 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 359 reviews)); "poor management and clique type teams" ((in 248 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 90 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

(5,991 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 5,991 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).

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6K reviews

2.0

Dec 24, 2009

A lot of knocking on doors and telemarketing

Outside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits; after 3 years you make about 75,000 realistically easily, and 90,000 if you work really hard (after 3 years)

Cons

A LOT OF telemarketing, knocking on doors, selling a very small cheap product with lots of competition. little job satisfaction

4.0

Dec 16, 2009

I like it here!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Benefits, good people, opportunities for those who work hard and don't complain all day. The training program is great too.

Cons

The pay could be better for sure. Sometimes management fails to look forward and plan accordingly. A less conservative dress policy for operations would be nice.

3.0

Nov 8, 2009

Average- good entry to mid-level sales position.

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Name recognition, very stable company, great support with marketing materials, excellent training.

Cons

Support from management, the pay- even at plan- is less than average for an outside sales rep, lack of leadership, sales is very isolated from the rest of the company and this is detrimental in a service organization. Very little room for advancement, despite claims made. Operations and sales tend not to work together well and it's difficult at times to follow the process through without cooperation between the two departments. Difficult to find a time to take any time off.

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A lot of knocking on doors and telemarketing

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