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

(1,639 total reviews)

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

51% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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Xero has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,639 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

Aug 7, 2025

Not Great

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good people Good amenities good base pay good food and benefits

Cons

no inbound lead flow at all horrible sales structure always raising the numbers

2.0

Jul 17, 2025

Huge business and cultural shift

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are a lot of big problems to solve.

Cons

The incentive structures and controls have changed so that it is near impossible to get work done and people are incentivized to look out for themselves over what is best for the business.

4.0

May 13, 2024

Womderful People, Company in Transition

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people I work with are bright, intelligent and helpful. Very human, eager to help each other out, very positive. When you're actually doing direct work with folks, it's a very positive experience.

Cons

The company is transitioning to a more standard North American style of corporation, and the leadership role has a lot of overhead attached to it... lots of meaningless reports, lots of meaningless presentations, lots of paperwork to do - especially at performance and salary review time. You're constantly calibrating and re-calibrating your team. Every sprint is audited. Upper management is erratic. Many promises made about North American growth for years, with little to no follow through. Company has a hard time making a plan, sticking with it and giving people time time to do the engineering.

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