Paylocity reviews

3.1

45% would recommend to a friend

(3,220 total reviews)
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Toby Williams

48% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Paylocity has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,220 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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2.0
Mar 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The company feeds you because they know your salary isn't enough for you feed yourself when you first start. Your coworkers will be the reason you continue to come to work. You have an amazing tech stack to use for prospecting.

Cons

During training you do no receive any access to any of the software you need to follow along with the trainer. The managers recently hired are unqualified, they schedule way to many meetings during prime calling times and talk way to much about themselves and previous successes. The managers are trying to recreate this wolf of wall street sales floor when it's not that type of atmosphere at all. The culture trying to be created is fake and feels pushed. Workers are forced to ring cowbells and hit a blowup ball whenever a meeting is set and complaints have been made that it distracting to other people working. Team outings and happy hours have been taken away so there is no team comradery just competition which created some unhealthy relationships. Working from home was recently taken away and replaced as an incentive. No overtime is allowed or working from home, even know managers can. Managers would try to relate to us by complaining when new rules were in place and consistently would trying to create some sense of connection with us by saying "I'll go to bat for you all..." but knew they could do nothing about it. And when black history month came around... not a peep.

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Paylocity Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We recognize that manager effectiveness, training tools, and day‑to‑day team dynamics play a meaningful role in the employee experience. Employees are always encouraged to share their perspectives through our Employee Voice survey, which is fully anonymous, or by connecting with their People Relations Partner for support. Your comments on culture, team interactions, and the environment for new employees offer valuable insights. Feedback like this helps guide ongoing conversations about how we support new employees, strengthen team connection, and ensure the environment aligns with the experience we aim to deliver. Thank you again for providing your perspective. We wish you the best in your career journey and thank you for your time at Paylocity.
1.0
Feb 27, 2026

worst place I ever worked

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Pros

Leaving the toxic environment Constant examples of how not to do things Working with people I'd never work with again

Cons

processing engine is not built for the volumes that occur any week with a holiday. expect to deal with irate customers and get no support on getting the system working.

1.0
Feb 26, 2026

Don't be fooled

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Pros

Your teammates will get you through if you don't have the means to leave.

Cons

The HR team is a bunch of order takers and has no respect for the wisdom and experience of the peole hired. They tolerage poor and illegal behavior and it is disgusting.

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