Employees at HR technology companies are rating their own employers based on career advancement as part of employee review and workplace insights website Comparably’s ninth annual Best Companies for Career Growth list.
The rankings, derived from anonymous employee ratings collected between May 2025 and May 2026, named Paycom first among large companies when it comes to career growth, followed by Salesforce at No. 2. ADP landed at No. 5., while Workday, which sells HR and workforce management software to many of the same enterprises it competes with for talent, landed at No. 21 on the large company list.
Talent retention at HR tech firms
The presence of multiple HR software makers near the top of an employee-rated career growth list is notable at a moment when talent retention is a top concern across most industries. For HR leaders benchmarking their own development programs, the list offers a window into what employees at these organizations are saying internally.
Rankings were based on millions of anonymous ratings across tens of thousands of U.S. and Canadian companies, with additional weight given to organizations with higher participation rates relative to their size. Large companies on the list employ more than 500 people and were required to meet a minimum of 75 employee participants to qualify.
Key themes
Employee comments about the top finishers point to common themes: transparent leadership, visible internal mobility and active managerial investment in development. One Paycom employee wrote that the company “wants you to grow professionally and personally.” An ADP employee noted growing “more at ADP in 7 years than any other organization.”
AspireHR, a Dallas-based HR software company, earned a spot on the small and mid-size list. For HR leaders at smaller organizations, the SMB list also surfaces a consistent theme in employee comments suggesting that ownership and mentorship matter more than formal programs. Workers at top-rated smaller companies repeatedly credited individual managers and early responsibility, not structured development tracks, for their growth.
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