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 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 (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

(5,990 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 5,990 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

Aug 12, 2009

Beware of highly political environment and unqualified management

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Typically great benefits but stopped 401K match and froze all merit based raises - they say for 1 year, but very likely indefinitely.

Cons

Unfortunately, the work environment is very political, projects have been on hold for years even though they claim to be "quick to act." IT is dragging company to a halt, incompetent managers that have been promoted due to tenure not performance, salary is rather low for the area and job responsibilities, failure to deliver on personal training and development which they sell so hard to you during your interview and first couple of weeks

2.0

Aug 10, 2009

A lot of turnover, incompetent sales reps, overly worked managers, would not recommend

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits, stable company, decent pay

Cons

Limited opportunities to grow unless you're a sales rep

4.0

Aug 5, 2009

Rewards for tenure not competence

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Stability of the company and the market we serve is a huge value proposition The large client base inwhich to sell our products and services to Our Health and Benefits are good - even in light of the recent economic reductions

Cons

There is a huge double standard at Paychex - corporate. Tenure always out weights competency or results.. There are good people who have worked at Paychex for 20 years and thats all they know - but in this new ecomony and business climate, new ideas, skills and approaches are required and the tenured people tend to be be part of the problem and not the solution. Management seam to be isolated and not in tune with the issues and gets advice from these tenured people that are not always accurate.

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A lot of turnover, incompetent sales reps, overly worked managers, would not recommend

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