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On average, employees at Paychex give their company a 3.8 rating out of 5.0 - which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Paychex employees are Sales Consultants submitting an average rating of 4.5 and Senior Payroll Specialists with a rating of 3.9.

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3.8
Average Rating
(based on 72 Paychex Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.7
Growth Opportunities
3.1
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
3.9
Rewards You Receive
3.5
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
3.9
Work Setting
3.9
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Benefits Sales Consultant

What do you like about working at Paychex?

"It's a good organization with good products"

Senior Payroll Specialist

"Don't waste your time...."

What do you like about working at Paychex?

"The people I worked with (Clients)"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't. It's not even worth your time here in Fresno, CA."

What don't you like about working at Paychex?

"The people I worked for (management)."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Yes, learn to manage people, not situations. Until you figure out how to handle your staff, no one will ever be happy in there jobs. And actually manage, don't just wait for it to work itself out."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.8
Paychex (106)

4.3 Highest Rated in this Industry is Marcum (6)
3.0 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Crowe Horwath (21)
3.8 Average of All Companies in this Industry (3,388)
Sales Consultant

"Good for experience, nothing else."

Sales Representative

"They are ok but not great"

What do you like about working at Paychex?

"Meeting with CPA's"

What don't you like about working at Paychex?

"New Management, territory distribution"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"equal territory distribution"

Outside Sales Executive

"GOOD"

What do you like about working at Paychex?

"B2B, DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE CUSTOMERS AND NETWORKING WAS GREAT"

What don't you like about working at Paychex?

"MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE, NO VERY ORGANIZED"

Sales Representative

"Paychex is a good place to start your career but few salespeople stay on very long."

What do you like about working at Paychex?

"Great brand equity."

What don't you like about working at Paychex?

"Poor senior leadership, lack of vision. Paychex handcuffed by board to deliver dividend which has held the company back from reinvesting for growth."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Update management infrastructure. Update Sales Training. Re-organize salesforce."

Intern

What do you like about working at Paychex?

"The work environment was excellent"

What don't you like about working at Paychex?

"There is nothing I disliked about PayChex"

Senior Account Manager

"I would never work for ADP or Paychex inc they are a Micro management Night mare!!!"

What do you like about working at Paychex?

"Absolutley nothing"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"run away and seek other employment"

What don't you like about working at Paychex?

"They completely Micromanage their employees and have the what have you done for me lately attitude and will often lay you off if you get too successful."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"You ned to treat your employees better"

Major Account Manager

"you had me at hello"

What do you like about working at Paychex?

"professional growth"

What don't you like about working at Paychex?

"limited opportunity in Tulsa market"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"focus on what you have now, not what you don't have"

Developer

"The work given is very minimal and not interesting, I have done relatively nothing the past year I've been there."

B2B Sales Representative

"Great opportunity to learn other areas of sales."

Inside Sales Representative

"Paychex is a great place to gain superior sales training and basic sales experience as a foundation for a future in any sales position."

Operations Support Specialist

"I never worked at ADP only at Paychex, I think the review was not informative...."

What do you like about working at Paychex?

"I never worked at ADP.. I liked the people at Paychex, and the work place."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I dont have any tips for interviewing for others with Pachex, just pass the math test."

What don't you like about working at Paychex?

"I didn't like the fact if you knew your job well, it was hard to move up!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think management should allow more room for reaching your apex, and not trying to stagnate you."

Sales Representative

What don't you like about working at Paychex?

"I enjoyed the job but it did not provide a strong opportunity for relationship building."

Payroll Specialist

"Great job, if money is not a priority."

What do you like about working at Paychex?

"Number one thing that I enjoyed about Paychex was the work/life balalnce. Also very nice group of people and great training program."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be organized and keep track of your time, every client's payroll must be processed on a timely manner."

What don't you like about working at Paychex?

"Compensation could have been better."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Compensation, compensation, compensation...besides that they did a very good job. Management was supportive and treated the payroll specialist as team members. Very good working environment."

Paychex Reviews FAQs

Is Paychex a good company to work for?

Paychex has an overall rating of 3.8 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 72 Paychex Review Ratings left anonymously by Paychex employees, which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 92% of employees would recommend working at Paychex.

Does Paychex pay their employees well?

Paychex employees earn $47,000 annually on average, or $23 per hour, which is 29% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 40 Paychex employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Paychex Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Paychex?

92% of employees would recommend working at Paychex with the overall rating of 3.8 out of 5. Employees also rated Paychex 3.7 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.5 for Rewards You Receive, 3.1 for Growth Opportunities and 3.8 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Paychex?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Paychex is a Independent Contractor at $181,000 annually. Browse Paychex Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Paychex?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Paychex is a Claims Adjuster at $18,000 annually. Browse Paychex Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Paychex?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Paychex to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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