Paylocity reviews

3.1

45% would recommend to a friend

(3,226 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 3,226 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
1.0
Jul 22, 2019

Deplorable

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Pros

Please don’t be fooled into thinking you’ll be entering this awesome experience the way they persuade you to believe. In all honesty, you will join this company and receive sporadic unorganized training and be ill prepared with absolutely no support from your immediate leaders—-mentors, team leads, managers—absolutely no help. You’ll be reprimanded and severely talked down to like you’re less than a person for any mistake immediately into joining your team. The manager will lie and say that it takes up to 6 months to a year to be where you need to be but in the same breath hold you fully accountable for any shortcomings literally a few days and less than a month in entering the team. You’ll work at minimum 60 hours a week and be bombarded with complicated accounts and no support. I’ve never seen an organization mistreat people so badly in their first few weeks of working there with zero empathy or support. In addition, once you begin working you’ll discover a number of things that your recruiter does not disclose. It’s two job contingent tests, not one. You won’t receive the salary you were initially promised and in addition the bonus is not set up the way it is explained during the recruitment process amongst other things. While the company may be what it is really boasted about in their videos to some people, the department I was apart of is the exact opposite. It’s disorganized with an unfair workload with a high turnover rate. Even in speaking to the seasoned members, they are overworked and work excessive unpaid hours. Their solution to resolve this is by hiring a ton of new people but their flaw is the lack of training. Once you begin with the team, their is another set of NEST training which is beyond disorganized. You’re told it’s mandatory training, yet the trainers themselves do not set up the training classes so it’s more to add to the lack of training and lack of support they fail to give you. And seeking support, whether it is from Human Resources or any other form of upper management will not fare well for you because they don’t care or genuinely support your feelings. They sadly do not give people tools to succeed. The way some people are treated is deplorable. I even went to Human Resources for support regarding the ill treatment I received and they did nothing to help me. This is not the right company to leave your stability for.

Cons

The excessive hours. The condescending micromanagement from the team lead and mentor. Zero support and laughable training. Toxic management and disorganization.

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Paylocity Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. Leadership across all regions review workloads to try to keep it balanced across Implementation, and we are always looking for and instituting ways to ensure our employees feel supported even in our busy times such as year end. Additionally, we are dedicated to providing our teams and managers with the training and resources in order to be successful in their roles. I would be interested to hear any additional feedback you have in this area and I would also like to discuss your concerns around the recruiting process further. Please feel free to reach out to me directly at lrivera-haire@paylocity.com.
1.0
Aug 19, 2025

Stock Stock Stock

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are talented, hardworking people at the lower and mid levels who genuinely care about doing good work. Some managers try to support their teams, but they are the exception, not the rule.

Cons

Leadership is obsessed with stock price and short-term Wall Street gains, not employees. Toby is ruthless, uninspiring, and brings no vision. His entire strategy is just copying Paychex’s playbook. Andy is the same, offering no imagination or originality. Pay for performance is a joke, used as an excuse to avoid giving raises. Misogyny is rampant. Women in leadership are expected to follow orders, not think independently, and if you are a woman with an opinion you will not last. Compassion, empathy, or humanity are not valued at this company. The culture has become soulless, and it feels inevitable that PCTY will be sold off in a few years.

2.0
Jul 8, 2025

Unless Taking A Sales Role, Do Not Work Here.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Generous PTO policy, Decent Benefits, ESPP, Offices are Nice. Lot of good coworkers.

Cons

Lot to list here. Ever since a former Investment Banker was installed as the CEO, many changes have been made, most to the detriment of the employees for the sake of the bottom line. Reductions in compensation packages for staff/new management level employees, silent layoffs, forced 5 day RTO for operations, merit raises that do not even pace inflation, and even reducing fringe benefits like offering 2 weekly lunches and a couple beverages in the offices. Meanwhile, the executives have compensation packages that often exceeds industry peers (compare ADP for example) and constantly tout how we are the fasting growing HCM company in the space. They are making record revenue and profits for the company yet giving out 2.5% merit raises to people performing in their roles. The compensation is stagnant yet the client demands continue to increase, especially in operations and support roles. This company went from a great place where care and consideration to employees was obvious to now being run in the most capitalist soulless manner possible. It reminds me of Frank Shirley in National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, just despicable decisions most people would be ashamed of making (and yes, I have received Jelly for a Christmas gift recently).

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Paylocity Response
11mo
Thank you for your candid feedback. We’re sorry to hear that your experience hasn’t aligned with the culture and values we strive to uphold. We understand that concerns around compensation, recognition, and work-life balance can deeply impact how supported and valued employees feel. Your perspective is important, and we’re committed to listening and learning from it. If you’re open to continuing the conversation, we encourage you to connect with your leadership team or People Relations Partner. Feedback like yours plays a vital role in helping us move forward.
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