Is Paylocity a good company to work for?

Paylocity has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 3,289 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 45% of employees would recommend working at Paylocity to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Paylocity have been left by employees working as District Manager , Senior District Manager and Sales Director .

Does Paylocity pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Paylocity employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Paylocity. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Paylocity?

45% of Paylocity employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Paylocity 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Paylocity?

Account Manager (335) , Account Executive (192) , Implementation Consultant (151) , HCM Account Executive (133) , Software Engineer (87) , Sales (55) , National Sales Support (54) , Senior Software Engineer (43) , Enterprise Account Executive (34) , Manager (32) , Executive Account Manager (30) , Director of Sales (28) , HCM Consultant (27) , Solutions Consultant (26) , Sales Representative (25)

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

"The culture here is great with so many different ways to pursue personal philanthropic passions." ((in 448 reviews)); "Their benefits are great and there are a lot of perks that come with the job to lunch days to company parties." ((in 268 reviews)); "The remote work is great and the people you work alongside (peers) are 10/10 incredible." ((in 195 reviews)); "A lot of positions give you the opportunity to work from home so the work/life balance is great." ((in 184 reviews)); "Pay is good and competitive Isn’t shy to offer promotion" ((in 147 reviews))

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

"Training is minimal and front loaded when you start." ((in 71 reviews)); "Sales and implementation team exaggerate and lie to customer and Account Managers have to constantly correct what was previously promised." ((in 58 reviews)); "Coming from another payroll company as an account manager this place is awful." ((in 42 reviews)); "At times expectations are too high, but upper management is always willing to listen and aid the team." ((in 30 reviews)); "Base salary is no where near competitive for industry." ((in 26 reviews))

What are employees saying about Paylocity layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Paylocity locations?

Schaumburg , Lake Mary , Arlington Heights , Chicago , Meridian , Boise , Rochester , Phoenix , New York , Atlanta , Los Angeles , Orlando , Dallas , San Francisco , Houston , Remote , Boston , Denver , Tampa , Raleigh , Austin , Indianapolis , Arlington Heights , Detroit , Philadelphia , Charlotte , San Antonio , Cincinnati , Birmingham , Louisville

Paylocity reviews

3.1

45% would recommend to a friend

(3,233 total reviews)

Toby Williams

47% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Paylocity has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,233 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Paylocity employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews

2.0

Jul 17, 2021

Great Company - But a word of caution! - Takes 5 stars down to 2

Associate software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Some very wonderful people to work with.

Cons

This is a BIG cautionary "con". This is the only company I know of where you can have an immediate supervisor as software engineer that does not have a development background. This is not a situation you want to be in. The lack of trust is debilitating. The one star ratings are due to this situation. This creates a lot of anxiety so that is why life/work balance is one star. Career opportunities are one star as in this company everything is controlled by your immediate supervisor. See comments in "Advice for management"

Paylocity Response

4y

Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate you giving us the opportunity to read through the experience you had with your PTL. We constantly evaluate our hiring and promotion practices in Product and Tech. At PCTY we value developer experience and believe that is an important component of leading software engineers if hired externally. We also believe that positions outside of developers can lead software engineers with the right training and coaching as we want to encourage career growth from all areas of Product and Tech. We will continue to evaluate our processes and appreciate the time you took to give feedback.

1.0

Mar 3, 2021

It’s not WHAT you know and how GOOD you are. It’s WHO you know and who LIKES you!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home opportunities depending on your department and position.

Cons

The leadership of this company is a joke! Favoritism all the way - no doubt. If one of them doesn’t like you they will figure out how to get rid of you. So many great people have either left or been let go because of leadership’s lack of people skills and competency. Don’t believe the 5 star reviews or you will learn the hard way if you choose to work there. The worst reviews are the best reviews when trying to understand the culture. It USED to be a great place to work. But with the people in positions of power not caring about their employees, it certainly is no longer a great place to work. Avoid this place like COVID and stay away! Masks and gloves will not protect you from the awful leadership and culture. It’s toxic and it will kill you career. STAY AWAY!!!

Paylocity Response

5y

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Paylocity puts a lot of effort into ensuring all employees feel appreciated and your review will be shared with leadership.

1.0

Feb 23, 2020

culture and leaders

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

cant find any pros right now

Cons

i work in the time and labor part of this company, in technology - it's taken such a turn for the worse, culture and morale very low and all the pressure in the world to deliver feature after feature. over the last 2 years things have taken a turn for the worse.

Paylocity Response

6y

Ouch! There’s got to be at least one thing that’s positive at Paylocity... right? We’re sad to hear that you are dealing with such frustration and pressure in your current role and that we are missing the mark with your experience. We are going through a lot of growth currently which does come with its own set of growing pains, which can cause issues, I totally get. We like to believe that Paylocity is a company that truly cares about their people and their needs. We do have opportunities to get better training and balancing the workload - and we’re working on it to better all employees. It’s always a plus to have great people to work with at any company.   Thank you for being honest and sharing your perspective. If you have more feedback or have suggestions, please reach out to your manager or HRBP because we’re always open to ideas, anything to get better!

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