Does Paychex pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Paychex employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Paychex. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Paychex?

45% of Paychex employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Paychex 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Paychex?

Sales Representative (430) , Payroll Specialist (251) , Sales Consultant (197) , Sales (138) , Senior Payroll Specialist (118) , District Sales Manager (90) , Account Executive (84) , Sales Associate (68) , Account Manager (67) , Outside Sales Representative (61) , Supervisor (57) , Software Engineer (55) , HCM Consultant (52) , Core Sales Representative (51) , Manager (47)

What are the pros of working at Paychex according to real employee reviews?

"The starting pay is okay and benefits are great." ((in 676 reviews)); "The training at Paychex is great for people just learning how to sell in a B2B world." ((in 395 reviews)); "culture is great and consistent" ((in 345 reviews)); "Great people to work with; lots of folks willing to help you be successfull in your career." ((in 265 reviews)); "great place to work before covid can work from home" ((in 131 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Paychex according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and most of the time there was nothing to do but sit around and wait" ((in 367 reviews)); "poor management and clique type teams" ((in 248 reviews)); "New managers have come in and taken away many of the privileges that were enjoyed by employees." ((in 153 reviews)); "Low salary and most of the time you are just sitting around" ((in 120 reviews)); "Upper management is out of touch and there is little to no in person support, but mandatory 5 days in office." ((in 86 reviews))

What are employees saying about Paychex layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Paychex layoffs and their outlook for job security at Paychex in 2026.

Paychex reviews

3.1

45% would recommend to a friend

(5,995 total reviews)

John Gibson

47% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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Paychex has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,995 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Paychex 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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6K reviews

2.0

Aug 10, 2009

A lot of turnover, incompetent sales reps, overly worked managers, would not recommend

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits, stable company, decent pay

Cons

Limited opportunities to grow unless you're a sales rep

4.0

Aug 5, 2009

Rewards for tenure not competence

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stability of the company and the market we serve is a huge value proposition The large client base inwhich to sell our products and services to Our Health and Benefits are good - even in light of the recent economic reductions

Cons

There is a huge double standard at Paychex - corporate. Tenure always out weights competency or results.. There are good people who have worked at Paychex for 20 years and thats all they know - but in this new ecomony and business climate, new ideas, skills and approaches are required and the tenured people tend to be be part of the problem and not the solution. Management seam to be isolated and not in tune with the issues and gets advice from these tenured people that are not always accurate.

2.0

Jul 8, 2009

brief review

Senior human resources generalist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good employee benefits, excellent job security

Cons

huge disparity between abilities of managers. Some are excellent, others are dreadful.

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