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?

59% 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 (93) , Customer Experience Specialist (87) , Senior Software Engineer (65) , 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 298 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 225 reviews)); "Good work life balance for employees" ((in 91 reviews)); "Good Benefits and snacks and close to a subway station in the middle of the city." ((in 70 reviews)); "Great teams and bright people" ((in 66 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 61 reviews)); "Senior leadership are so overconfident in their decisions that they get visibly angry when questioned about their laughably poor decisions" ((in 51 reviews)); "Pay is low compared to others" ((in 41 reviews)); "No Career Progression or its not clear enough" ((in 39 reviews)); "Many managers appear more invested in their own visibility and advancement than in the growth or wellbeing of their teams." ((in 37 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

59% would recommend to a friend

(1,638 total reviews)

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

51% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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Xero has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,638 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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2K reviews

4.0

Apr 8, 2026

Excellent workplace and great culture

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent team culture Diversity across technology portfolios

Cons

Recent changes to performance management

3.0

Apr 7, 2026

Love the company but it's following the AI disruption

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good pay and benefits - Great to work from home - Cool projects to work on - Lot's of growth opportunities - Good people

Cons

- Restructures written on the wall of every domain - Silicon Valley mentality (I realize some might want this but it's very difficult if you're not at the level of Californian engineers) - Culture of high stress. I'm not working late nights quite often in order to achieve deliverables. I am interested in growth but not at the hand of mental distress.

3.0

Apr 5, 2026

Experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team culture Smart people

Cons

Siloed organisation Inconsistent Culture amongst the teams Questionable decisions

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