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 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Canva?

72% 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 116 reviews)); "N/A Great benefit and cultural" ((in 61 reviews)); "growth company with great teams." ((in 45 reviews)); "Great work life balance as it gives you a lot of flexibility and freedom in time management" ((in 29 reviews)); "Pay is good but not the best in the market." ((in 29 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 18 reviews)); "They have awful office politics" ((in 13 reviews)); "Managers are cliquey which isolates the ICs." ((in 12 reviews)); "Poor career progression" ((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

72% would recommend to a friend

(856 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 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

Dec 19, 2024

Nice company

Software engineering (frontend)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Open Culture - Engineering Driven - Based on Meritocracy - Empowered to Grow

Cons

- Navigating cross-teams could be hard - Team bondings etc.. felt forced

5.0

Dec 4, 2024

Amazing work culture!

Operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really great working environment, people are all collaborative and inspiring to work with

Cons

Internal movement/role growth changes isn’t a priority for now

3.0

Dec 3, 2024

Great people, challenging environment

Sales assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

people, values, company culture, very international

Cons

constant change, very stressful, and sometimes difficult to meet very high expectations

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