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 (65) , 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?

"Xero has a great culture which trusts its employees and gives them space and authority to do their best work." ((in 310 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)); "Good work life balance for employees" ((in 102 reviews)); "Good Benefits and snacks and close to a subway station in the middle of the city." ((in 74 reviews)); "Great teams and awesome product mindset" ((in 60 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 60 reviews)); "Senior leadership are so overconfident in their decisions that they get visibly angry when questioned about their laughably poor decisions" ((in 50 reviews)); "Pay is low compared to others" ((in 44 reviews)); "Starting salary is low compared to other companies" ((in 37 reviews)); "No Career Progression or its not clear enough" ((in 36 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

45% positive business outlook

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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

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

Business Outlook

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.

5.0

Oct 19, 2014

Xero is Disneyland

It team

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people and the vision held by our leaders. We work hard but play hard too and the leaders are super committed to developing their people.

Cons

It's rare a company grows at this rate but there are some growing pains. Let's be honest, not everyone is amazing but the difference is they do something about it here.

4.0

Aug 20, 2014

Great, fast-paced environment. Lots of changes so not for the faint hearted in that respect!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, mission - everyone is so bought in to what Xero is trying to achieve.

Cons

Hyper-growth environment can be exciting but stressful sometimes. Exciting for the most part if you get stuck-in!

Xero Response

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We've recently made significant changes to the benefits offered in the UK and more are coming soon (October 2014). We realize that we were behind the competition and made changes to ensure for our ability to attract and keep the best talent. Along with our recent move to a high-quality office in MK, our UK HR team is in the process of rolling out what we feel is a competitive slate of benefit and policy changes.

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

Xero is Disneyland

Great, fast-paced environment. Lots of changes so not for the faint hearted in that respect!

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