Is Gusto a good company to work for?

Gusto has an overall rating of 3.0 out of 5, based on over 1,215 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 44% of employees would recommend working at Gusto to a friend and 43% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Gusto have been left by employees working as Outbound Sales Representative , Customer Advocate and Account Executive .

Does Gusto pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Gusto employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Gusto. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Gusto?

44% of Gusto employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Gusto 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Gusto?

Software Engineer (62) , Benefits Specialist (24) , Customer Service Representative (24) , Payroll Specialist (22) , Sales (22) , Account Manager (20) , Account Executive (17) , Customer Care (15) , Customer Care Advocate (14) , Senior Software Engineer (12) , Outbound Sales Representative (11) , Recruiter (11) , Benefits Advisor (10) , Customer Advocate (10) , Onboarding Advocate (10)

What are the pros of working at Gusto according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and a mission you can stand behind!" ((in 144 reviews)); "Long standing business that isn't going anywhere They aren't afraid of change They listen to employees for the most part Great benefits" ((in 116 reviews)); "Great people and teams" ((in 29 reviews)); "Everyone is friendly" ((in 28 reviews)); "Able to easily work from home." ((in 24 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Gusto according to real employee reviews?

"Low Pay comparatively" ((in 56 reviews)); "The majority of teams are toxic AF and senior leadership is so disconnected from the realities of EEs and our customers." ((in 43 reviews)); "Data Science has a reputation for good managers." ((in 41 reviews)); "Saying training is poor is being generous." ((in 27 reviews)); "Upper management does not care." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about Gusto layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Gusto layoffs and their outlook for job security at Gusto in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Gusto locations?

Denver , San Francisco , New York , Atlanta , Las Vegas , Houston , Los Angeles , Orlando , Chicago , Detroit , Colorado Springs , Seattle , Phoenix , Austin , Dallas , Ohio City , San Diego , Emeryville , San Jose , Colorado City , Philadelphia , Mentone , Saint Louis , Brooklyn , Anchorage , Louisburg , Raleigh , Denver City , The Colony , Hereford

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3.0

44% would recommend to a friend

(1,128 total reviews)

Joshua Reeves

48% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Culture & values

2.8

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Gusto has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,128 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Gusto employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

5.0

Jul 16, 2026

Overall Nice Place to Work

Customer success manager (csm)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The coworkers are great, the office is really nice, they do a good job facilitating a good culture. Management is positive and motivating.

Cons

The communication between customer success and support could be a lot better. The support team would often struggle getting done what they needed to do, which made it hard to do my job.

5.0

Jun 10, 2026

Great coworkers and team culture, but narrow focus on AI

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart and friendly coworkers. Excellent team culture

Cons

Tunnel visions on AI a bit too much

5.0

Jun 4, 2026

Great culture and free lunch make it worthwhile

Senior data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture colleagues and free lunch

Cons

Not much cons to be honest

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