Paylocity took a dive in 2024 - Anonymous employee Paylocity Employee Review

3.0
29 Mar 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Free lunches on Thursdays -Competitive pay for certain roles (NOT operations) -Decent maternity leave (16 weeks for birthing mothers employed 1+ years)

Cons

Well, all of these used to be the perks that brought me to the company, but within a year they turned into every other company that cares 99% about money and 1% about their employees. We used to have competitive benefits, but for 2025 they raised the out of pocket max for an individual to $5000 - the worst insurance plan I've had in my professional career. They changed the stock plan to make it so they can pay us out less if the company isn't doing well (meanwhile the CEO makes 19 million/year and PCTY made 6 billion in revenue in 2024) Raises are measly, 1-3%, NOWHERE NEAR matching inflation. They took away most of the snacks and all of the drinks in the office. Now they're requiring the largest part of the company to come back into the office 5 days a week. In fact, it's the population of employees who are paid the lowest, but now they have to spend their limited incomes on gas, work clothes, childcare, despite being hired on into remote/hybrid roles. Meanwhile, the C-Suite is rarely in office. I was so excited to start here, but within a year it became just like the toxic company I left. Save yourself the time and look elsewhere for jobs, Paylocity isn't the great company it used to be. I can almost guarantee we won't be "Great Place to Work" certified in 2025!

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5.0
9 Jun 2026
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Pros

Work remote. Fantastic leaders, Definitely a place I have enjoyed working.

Cons

Pay is slightly less than competitors but work life balance and culture make up for it.

2.0
26 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There used to be many. By the time I left all of the pros had been phased out. The only pro was allowing some people to stay remote- but if you wanted to advance in your career you would be forced back in office.

Cons

Low pay. Micromanaging. Hiring leadership from outside Paylocity and even outside of the industry. Major and extreme departmental changes rapidly. Change is a part of business but in six months my role became unrecognizable. I was there for five years and had planned to be there for much longer. This last year was terrible. Low communication from all leadership. Higher and higher expectations of employees with no bonuses or pay raises to accommodate. My regional director was forcing people out and speaking badly about employees regularly.

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