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 (147) , 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)); "Benefits are great!" ((in 68 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 39 reviews)); "Pay is good but not the best in the market." ((in 33 reviews)); "Free food and i love the work culture" ((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 25 reviews)); "Pretty competitive environment but the salary is average." ((in 17 reviews)); "Projects might get cancelled because of poor management" ((in 15 reviews)); "They have awful office politics" ((in 13 reviews)); "Limited career progression in certain functions" ((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.

Canva reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(856 total reviews)

Melanie Perkins

86% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Canva has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 856 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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856 reviews

5.0

Feb 1, 2026

It's great until it's not

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great perks, great people, fun travel

Cons

Lack of control w/ all of the changes. Management is untouchable. Rare to see promotions.

4.0

Apr 29, 2025

Good company bad management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great perks, WLB and people

Cons

Bad management especially middle managers

3.0

Jan 3, 2025

Very challenging but can be rewarding

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very generous benefits and stock options. Lots of great colleagues with strong alignment on values and mission. Heaps of interesting problems to address.

Cons

Some growing pains still happening, a lot of engineering leaders are not well trained or supported for leadership which at times results in teams being unfairly punished for poor management. The expectations on staff to deliver are very high and performance reviews are quite brutal and opaque.

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