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?

"Good work life balance with challenging and engaging goals." ((in 1028 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 944 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 656 reviews)); "Not to mention it was good pay and everything was paid for by them" ((in 422 reviews)); "Good Salary and Perks" ((in 336 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 269 reviews)); "I had a bad manager that either wasnt able to support me or just didn't." ((in 233 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 109 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 62 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 60 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

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(9,637 total reviews)

Enrique Lores

43% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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PayPal has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 9,637 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

3.0

Feb 26, 2014

Now the standard, innovation slowing?

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great brand, solid company, good comp and benefits, work life balance

Cons

Political. Innovation slowed by being part of bigger company.

3.0

Feb 25, 2014

good place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

open, direct and honest communication

Cons

the process is sometimes lengthy and draws out motivation

4.0

Feb 25, 2014

Awesome technology but culture has changed for the worse

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

technology, perks, benefits, pay scale, tremendous co-workers

Cons

Very very political. Opportunities are now based on who you know not based on your work effort/results. Senior Management does not listen to mid-level folks, both IC and Managers.

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