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?

71% 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, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Canva?

Software Engineer (148) , Graphic Designer (43) , Senior Software Engineer (40) , Frontend Engineer (19) , Product Manager (19) , 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 112 reviews)); "N/A Great benefit and cultural" ((in 70 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 44 reviews)); "Pay is good but not the best in the market." ((in 34 reviews)); "Free food and company events" ((in 32 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 17 reviews)); "They have awful office politics" ((in 13 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

71% would recommend to a friend

(857 total reviews)

Melanie Perkins

86% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Canva has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 857 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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857 reviews

5.0

Jul 7, 2025

Good place to work and develop yourself

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great colleagues, healthy vibes, good tech stack and global scale impact

Cons

Some level of big corp issues: unnecessary projects, role change oriented decision making, etc

3.0

Jul 3, 2025

Favoritism, unrealistic expectations

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Free breakfast and lunch - Everyone is fairly friendly! - Dogs everywhere <3 - Great benefits - They flew us out to Australia - Truly a great and powerful product - Great tech tool stack, easy to do your job

Cons

- no ramp period, high quota right off the bat that will be used against you during performance reviews - unrealistic expectations - enterprise product overpriced - clear favoritism and cliquey-ness - not much training - unwilling to listen to what reps have to say

5.0

Jul 2, 2025

The best culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People, culture, salary, perks. All are the best

Cons

I couldn't find anything bad there

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