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 8, 2026

Great compensation but political challenges abound

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Top of market base + generous equity, lots of food and perks etc. If youre good you can work on world class software things

Cons

Lots of politics, lots of pretenders and lots of koolaid.

2.0

Apr 28, 2026

Free food and parties can't mask toxic culture

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, parties, good branding on cv

Cons

toxic, blaming culture, leadership constantly changes targets, huge workload, do more with less, pay rise stagnant

5.0

Apr 28, 2026

Great colleagues and perks with team dependence

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, free food, low pressure from team

Cons

None, although highly team dependent

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