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 3.7 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) , Data Scientist (10) , Engineering Manager (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 107 reviews)); "Lots of good perks and benefits." ((in 58 reviews)); "growth company with great teams." ((in 41 reviews)); "Pay is good but not the best in the market." ((in 34 reviews)); "Great work life balance as it gives you a lot of flexibility and freedom in time management" ((in 31 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 24 reviews)); "Projects might get cancelled because of poor management" ((in 15 reviews)); "They have awful office politics" ((in 14 reviews)); "Career progression is extremely limited, with little consideration given to employees’ experience or background when assigning work." ((in 12 reviews)); "Managers are cliquey which isolates the ICs." ((in 12 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

(847 total reviews)

Melanie Perkins

84% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

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 847 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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847 reviews

4.0

May 15, 2026

recently chaos but still not the worst

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

still a good place to work , young good people

Cons

new leadership is causing a mess, plans and goals changing too quickly

3.0

May 14, 2026

Supportive colleagues and good pay, but opaque decision-making

Senior frontend developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, good comp, good job stability, Cool product that other people will know about. Can get by with relatively low effort if that's what you're into

Cons

Often large disconnect between doing the right thing and doing the "get promoted" thing. High level decision making very opaque to all but most senior. Doomed/failed projects continue to be kept alive long after they should have been scrapped and if you end up working on these it's very sad.

1.0

May 12, 2026

Inclusive club culture but significant gender pay gap

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Club culture is very inclusive, broad and fun

Cons

Gender pay gap is real - same role, same team, same responsibilities, huge pay gap

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