Does Canva pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Canva employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Canva. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Canva?

70% of Canva employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Canva 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Canva?

Software Engineer (143) , Graphic Designer (43) , Senior Software Engineer (39) , Frontend Engineer (19) , Product Manager (18) , Designer (14) , Marketing (14) , Freelance Illustrator (12) , Customer Happiness Specialist (11) , Engineering Manager (11) , Data Scientist (10) , Analyst (9) , Copywriter (8) , Product Designer (8) , Project Manager (8)

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

"People are great the vibe team are really an awesome bunch they care about the employees" ((in 113 reviews)); "Good benefits and good community" ((in 62 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 39 reviews)); "Pay is good but not the best in the market." ((in 31 reviews)); "Free food and company events" ((in 30 reviews))

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

"Poor Leadership and if you're not in the "club" then you're out" ((in 23 reviews)); "Projects might get cancelled because of poor management" ((in 16 reviews)); "They have awful office politics" ((in 14 reviews)); "Limited career progression in certain functions" ((in 11 reviews)); "Managers are cliquey which isolates the ICs." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Canva layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.9

70% would recommend to a friend

(848 total reviews)

Melanie Perkins

85% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Canva has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 848 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Canva employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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848 reviews

2.0

Jan 14, 2026

Trending down

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Amazing coworkers still around Fun work at times

Cons

Product direction getting clueless overtime Engineers forced to churn out features while the quality of work rots Top toxic fake positivity Droves of top talents leaving

3.0

Jan 13, 2026

It's very different once you're in

Accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- bfast/lunch/dinner buffet - Apple products + Google Workspace + Slack + Zoom - Season Opener events - Club activities - Annual performance review (both for you and your coach); - Non-monetary Benefits e.g. EAP from InfinitCare and InTouch, Canvaversary and Birthday gifts. - Cool workspace!

Cons

- A very verryyy confusing skills assessment for promotion - Vague performance review. They based your salary increase depends on the good feedback you get from your coach and peers. - Great culture at first but it became messy when they added leadership team members from US. - Poor communication channels from leadership team. - Unclear explanation on recent layoffs they made in Finance. - They cost-cut but spends a loooot of discretionary expenses.

1.0

Jan 11, 2026

Toxic, poor leadership, unachievable expectations

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing outweighs the cons, except for perhaps a small handful of good people.

Cons

Everything. Just don't accept a job here. It looks amazing from the outside but the real except is anything but. RUN.

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