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?

58% 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 (94) , Customer Experience Specialist (88) , Senior Software Engineer (66) , 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) , 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 233 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 103 reviews)); "Good Benefits and snacks and close to a subway station in the middle of the city." ((in 76 reviews)); "Great teams and bright people" ((in 56 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 62 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 others" ((in 43 reviews)); "No Career Progression or its not clear enough" ((in 38 reviews)); "Many managers appear more invested in their own visibility and advancement than in the growth or wellbeing of their teams." ((in 35 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

58% would recommend to a friend

(1,646 total reviews)

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

50% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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Xero has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,646 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

5.0

Oct 19, 2014

Awesome

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive people, great company communication, loads of opportunity, fast pace, and good benefits. The offices are beautiful and the company invests in the well-being of staff. There's a very flat structure so everyone is accessible.

Cons

The company os growing very fast so it's hard to always know the right person to speak to

5.0

Oct 19, 2014

Great tech company with start-up culture but maturity

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well run development process. Constantly identifying needs and actively filling the holes. Don't ask people to wear too many hats, which can result in poorly filled roles. Great coworkers, easy to make friends. Great culture and good work life balance, flexible schedule. Beautiful office. Awesome espresso machine. Good compensation. Expanding team, so lots of opportunity for advancement.

Cons

No name recognition in the US (hopefully this is changing). Not sexy to tell friends "I build accounting software". Benefits are good, but could always be better. ie Higher 401k contributions, public-transit passes, provide basic lunch supplies. No cash bonuses, only stock that fully-vests after 3 years.

5.0

Oct 19, 2014

Cool place to work - no management bureaucracy, ideas get implemented, casual relaxed atmosphere, very people focused

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great people, friendly atmosphere, casual relaxed environment, cool offices, Friday night inter-office get-togethers, frequent trips to head office, implement ideas quickly, there are no stupid questions.

Cons

Can't really think of any so far. Car parks are a bit of an issue but hey-ho you can't win everything.

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