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

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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

4.0

Nov 28, 2020

Xero review

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people and relax safe working environment.

Cons

Complex tax theory and not so up to date .net techniques in some of the team.

4.0

Nov 27, 2020

People First - Both for customers and employees

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working and supportive especially during COVID-19 Not only promotes their values but ensures to exercise it Dedicated teams to understand user problems and ensure we prioritise building essential solutions

Cons

There are efforts to make processes consistent but because it is currently in growth phase these are evolving through time and changes can happen quickly even within a year. With a growing org and multiple layers, communication gets harder for some

5.0

Nov 25, 2020

Great place to work

Team lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stock incentive is awesome as is Parental leave (up to 6 months pay)

Cons

None really. It's a pretty great place to work all in.

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