Paylocity interview questions
Updated May 25, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 21%RecruiterRecruiter
- 13%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 3%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 2%OtherOther
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 0%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
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Paylocity interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Paylocity as 60.9% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.82 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for .NET Software Developer and Operations Research Specialist rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Audit Director and SQL Server Database Administrator roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Paylocity takes an average of 19 days when considering 566 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Product Development had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Finance Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 120 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Paylocity according to 566 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
One on one interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 12%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 8%
Skills test: 7%
Personality test: 6%
Drug test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 2%
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