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 (138) , 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 651 reviews)); "The training at Paychex is great for people just learning how to sell in a B2B world." ((in 386 reviews)); "culture is great and consistent" ((in 343 reviews)); "Remote working was nice and provided good work/life balance." ((in 278 reviews)); "Great people to work with; lots of folks willing to help you be successfull in your career." ((in 263 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 362 reviews)); "Poor Management and pay for what you do" ((in 237 reviews)); "New managers have come in and taken away many of the privileges that were enjoyed by employees." ((in 152 reviews)); "Low salary and most of the time you are just sitting around" ((in 116 reviews)); "Upper management is out of touch and there is little to no in person support, but mandatory 5 days in office." ((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

46% 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).

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6K reviews

1.0

Nov 13, 2019

Company review

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Name to the public

Cons

Too many sales people stepping on each for the same sale

Paychex Response

6y

Thank you for your feedback. If you'd like an opportunity to discuss your concerns with us in more detail, we'd like to invite you to contact us at glassdoor@paychex.com. We hope to hear from you soon.

1.0

Jun 17, 2019

FIND SOMETHING ELSE!!!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sometimes we get free food.

Cons

EVERYTHING- we have very high turnover rate with in the pass year. Do you think they care? Management knows absolutely nothing but act like they do. Moral here is in the negative because they don’t listen to employees. Management is always loud in there meetings (so ghetto). And the pay... please don’t get me started. Oh if you have any ideas to present “keep them to your self”! If I can give them no stars I would.

Paychex Response

7y

Although free food is always nice, we get that’s not enough for an ideal employee experience. We’d like to hear more from you about your time with us, as we’re open to find ways we can improve. Please reach out to us at glassdoor@paychex.com.

1.0

May 15, 2019

Terrible Atmosphere

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work/ life balance was decent

Cons

Terrible people - teammates, leadership, upper management

Paychex Response

7y

We’re sorry to hear this has been your experience. We invite you to contact glassdoor@paychex.com if you’d like to discuss further.

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