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 (66) , 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?

"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 242 reviews)); "Good work life balance;" ((in 98 reviews)); "Good Benefits and snacks and close to a subway station in the middle of the city." ((in 77 reviews)); "Great teams and awesome product mindset" ((in 60 reviews)); "Great office to work in with quite a few bonuses" ((in 42 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 59 reviews)); "Senior leadership are so overconfident in their decisions that they get visibly angry when questioned about their laughably poor decisions" ((in 49 reviews)); "Pay is low compared to australia" ((in 43 reviews)); "Some terrible managers who stay and do damage for far too long." ((in 39 reviews)); "No Career Progression or its not clear enough" ((in 38 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

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

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

2.0

Jun 27, 2014

Could have been better

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice office, ammenities and the pay is decent and a solid product

Cons

very poor communication across mgmt levels, lots of closed door conversations and not enough communication unless you are part of the in crowd.

3.0

Apr 25, 2022

Great people, but product and benefits remain uncompetitive for US

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Genuinely some of the nicest people I've met working in tech. The vast majority of staff and leaders alike live the company values and treat others with respect. Also great work/life balance - you can leave work at work!

Cons

The US product continues to be roadmapped and managed from the southern hemisphere. As a result, decisions made by product teams and execs alike are out of touch with the market. While there is a US leadership team, they aren't really connected to product decisions, leaving US sales and support very disconnected from the products they support. Wages and benefits are not even vaguely competitive for the US market. No bonuses available other than to sales teams, and stock awards are tiny compared to competing companies. Health benefits are embarrassing - my fairly common medications simply aren't covered so I pay thousands out of pocket, and when I tried to talk to HR, they dismissed it, suggesting I look for rx "coupons." Feels like wages and benefits decisions are being made outside of the US, by folks who don't understand what's actually needed in the US (so same problem as for building product).

2.0

Apr 30, 2019

Failing leadership

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Some great people to work with. *Opportunity to face new challenges

Cons

*People dropping like flies.. (on their own and by the company) *Political and secretive *Unlikely to receive raises and incentive *Big competition

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