Paylocity reviews

3.1

45% would recommend to a friend

(3,227 total reviews)
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Toby Williams

47% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Paylocity has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,227 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Paylocity employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
4.0
Jul 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunity for great pay. Great product and they invest in giving sales every advantage they can.

Cons

a lot of leadership turnover due to poor leadership comp plan. Change in territories often.

2.0
Jul 8, 2025

Unless Taking A Sales Role, Do Not Work Here.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Generous PTO policy, Decent Benefits, ESPP, Offices are Nice. Lot of good coworkers.

Cons

Lot to list here. Ever since a former Investment Banker was installed as the CEO, many changes have been made, most to the detriment of the employees for the sake of the bottom line. Reductions in compensation packages for staff/new management level employees, silent layoffs, forced 5 day RTO for operations, merit raises that do not even pace inflation, and even reducing fringe benefits like offering 2 weekly lunches and a couple beverages in the offices. Meanwhile, the executives have compensation packages that often exceeds industry peers (compare ADP for example) and constantly tout how we are the fasting growing HCM company in the space. They are making record revenue and profits for the company yet giving out 2.5% merit raises to people performing in their roles. The compensation is stagnant yet the client demands continue to increase, especially in operations and support roles. This company went from a great place where care and consideration to employees was obvious to now being run in the most capitalist soulless manner possible. It reminds me of Frank Shirley in National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, just despicable decisions most people would be ashamed of making (and yes, I have received Jelly for a Christmas gift recently).

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Paylocity Response
11mo
Thank you for your candid feedback. We’re sorry to hear that your experience hasn’t aligned with the culture and values we strive to uphold. We understand that concerns around compensation, recognition, and work-life balance can deeply impact how supported and valued employees feel. Your perspective is important, and we’re committed to listening and learning from it. If you’re open to continuing the conversation, we encourage you to connect with your leadership team or People Relations Partner. Feedback like yours plays a vital role in helping us move forward.
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