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 is good" ((in 1033 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 929 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 634 reviews)); "Not to mention it was good pay and everything was paid for by them" ((in 410 reviews)); "Good Salary and Perks" ((in 344 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 280 reviews)); "I had a bad manager that either wasnt able to support me or just didn't." ((in 230 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 66 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 61 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

(9,636 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 9,636 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

2.0

Feb 3, 2014

Indian Company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good cafeterias, attractive work environment

Cons

If you are not Indian, do not work here. You will never be considered an equal.

4.0

Feb 1, 2014

PayPal

Fraud agent

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They offer good benefit package

Cons

hard to advance into management rolls

4.0

Jan 29, 2014

Overall a good company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance High number of women in managerial positions Nice multicultural environment Innovation-oriented

Cons

Management is still unable to effectively acknowledge feedback from below and use it to make things better Office location in Dublin

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