Does Xero pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Xero employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Xero. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Xero?

58% of Xero employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Xero 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Xero?

Software Engineer (94) , Customer Experience Specialist (88) , Senior Software Engineer (67) , Account Manager (60) , Product Manager (45) , Software Developer (34) , Senior Account Manager (28) , Senior Engineer (28) , Engineer (22) , Sales (22) , Product Designer (19) , Developer (16) , Intern (14) , Lead Engineer (14) , Partner Consultant (14)

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

"Xero has a great culture which trusts its employees and gives them space and authority to do their best work." ((in 305 reviews)); "Great people to work with Free vending machine and fruit Lots of cool events and Friday drinks Up to date tech to use for working" ((in 241 reviews)); "Good Benefits and snacks and close to a subway station in the middle of the city." ((in 80 reviews)); "Great teams and bright people" ((in 65 reviews)); "Great office to work in with quite a few bonuses" ((in 38 reviews))

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

"Micro management What’s was cool and special before are being taken away" ((in 62 reviews)); "Senior leadership are so overconfident in their decisions that they get visibly angry when questioned about their laughably poor decisions" ((in 53 reviews)); "Pay is low compared to australia" ((in 39 reviews)); "Starting salary is low compared to other companies" ((in 37 reviews)); "Many managers appear more invested in their own visibility and advancement than in the growth or wellbeing of their teams." ((in 36 reviews))

What are employees saying about Xero layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Xero locations?

Denver , San Francisco , New York , San Mateo , San Jose , Oklahoma City , Houston , Cleveland , Los Angeles , Colorado Springs , Wellington , Portland , Atlanta

Xero reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(1,646 total reviews)

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

51% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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Xero has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,646 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Xero employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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5.0

Aug 14, 2024

It was a great ride!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Xero was a great ride, really smart people and a human centric focus.

Cons

It isn now a larger compnay, if you want to work in a startup this is not for you

4.0

Aug 13, 2024

Great culture until recently

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Xero has great benefits, and overall great corporate culture. Super fun place to work with great people

Cons

Xero as a business is not doing so well in Canada, and post layoffs the culture and morale has definitely taken a hit

1.0

Aug 11, 2024

From Hero to Xero

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Almost none anymore, everything that was great about the place has gone or is being stripped away. There are still a few good people here and there but they are disappearing fast.

Cons

Lots. The new performance framework is performative, discriminatory and encourages backstabbing. Ratings are seemingly focused on a narrow definition of performance. Neurodivergent people are set up to fail. Lots of toxic leadership and competitive egos in this new Silicon Valley grind culture that Diya and Sukhinder brought with them. The people-centred approach that made Xero so great is gone.

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