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 decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Xero?

56% of Xero employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Xero 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Xero?

Software Engineer (95) , Customer Experience Specialist (89) , Senior Software Engineer (67) , Account Manager (60) , Product Manager (45) , Software Developer (34) , Senior Account Manager (28) , Senior Engineer (28) , Engineer (23) , Sales (22) , Product Designer (19) , Developer (16) , Lead Engineer (15) , Intern (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 308 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 237 reviews)); "Good Benefits and snacks and close to a subway station in the middle of the city." ((in 71 reviews)); "Great teams and bright people" ((in 60 reviews)); "Great office to work in with quite a few bonuses" ((in 41 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 63 reviews)); "Senior leadership are so overconfident in their decisions that they get visibly angry when questioned about their laughably poor decisions" ((in 46 reviews)); "Pay is low compared to australia" ((in 45 reviews)); "Starting salary is low compared to other companies" ((in 39 reviews)); "No Career Progression or its not clear enough" ((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

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(1,652 total reviews)

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

48% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Xero has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,652 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

2.0

Jun 12, 2025

The culture shift has made the workplace really depressing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good number of user base, big in the market, good peers

Cons

Random subjective decisions made by leadership, and don't really care about actual customer experience. The culture has shifted—everyone feels their leadership is unhappy about their performance. Management seems to undermine rather than uplift, handing out low ratings and showing satisfaction with only a small minority. It’s demoralizing, and it's unclear who’s truly performing versus just playing politics. Teamwork has been replaced by judgment and competition. It’s sad to see a once-satisfying workplace become a place where most people stay just for the paycheck.

3.0

Apr 26, 2025

Company Review

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is good.

Cons

Management is poor and salary is below market rate. Company culture has changed and everything ties to your performance.

1.0

Apr 23, 2025

it depends.. in general, stay away.

Engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- You can work remotely, kinda... - Nice offices usually, sometimes with a gym, but that depends on where you are based. - Good work-life balance, on paper. But in practice, again, it depends on a lot of factors. The shares keep going up in the long run.

Cons

- A lot of incompetence these days. And there's gonna be even more, now that quite a big slice of know-how is leaving the company. - You can't speak your mind. We used to make it a big thing at Xero: you could be open, honest, ... well, not anymore. People are scared of questioning leadership, I saw it with my own eyes, and felt the consequences on my own skin. - diversity and inclusion on paper. But then, diversity of opinion is not welcome (anymore).

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