Does PayPal pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, PayPal employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at PayPal. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at PayPal?

58% of PayPal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated PayPal 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PayPal?

Software Engineer (667) , Senior Software Engineer (327) , Customer Service Representative (259) , Data Scientist (142) , Product Manager (138) , Manager (134) , Risk Analyst (124) , Software Engineer II (111) , Customer Solutions Agent (110) , Senior Product Manager (99) , Director (98) , MTS1 Software Engineer (92) , Senior Manager (87) , Software Engineer III (83) , Collections Specialist (79)

What are the pros of working at PayPal according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 935 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 646 reviews)); "Good pay and will get good exposure in working payment domain" ((in 420 reviews)); "Good salary and RSUs" ((in 317 reviews)); "work culture is good and helpful" ((in 303 reviews))

What are the cons of working at PayPal according to real employee reviews?

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 284 reviews)); "All the good things about the company can go for a toss if you are reporting to a bad manager." ((in 230 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 106 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 64 reviews)); "Too much politics If you are not part for paltform then in Payments domains not much of technical learning but you will learn Payments business" ((in 59 reviews))

What are employees saying about PayPal layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about PayPal layoffs and their outlook for job security at PayPal in 2026.

What are the top reviewed PayPal locations?

Buenos Aires , Mendoza , Rosario

PayPal reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(9,632 total reviews)

Enrique Lores

44% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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PayPal has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 9,632 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PayPal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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10K reviews

5.0

Dec 16, 2025

Great place to work

Software enguneer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company , employee friendly and lot of good learning .

Cons

None as compare to others

4.0

Dec 15, 2025

Constant changes

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company benefits, provide shares for employees. Good leave and medical coverage

Cons

Constant changes in management and restructuring of teams. Slow in innovation and new products launches. Too much internal admin work and internal fighting of cases

1.0

Dec 15, 2025

A time to forget

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Getting a salary is always welcome.

Cons

Job security concerns due to frequent layoffs Constantly shifting priorities Unclear ownership and success metrics Leadership unpredictability Poor customer treatment General lack of trust in the company

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