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 933 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 661 reviews)); "Not to mention it was good pay and everything was paid for by them" ((in 409 reviews)); "Good Salary and Perks" ((in 326 reviews)); "work culture is good and helpful" ((in 291 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 281 reviews)); "I had a bad manager that either wasnt able to support me or just didn't." ((in 229 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 108 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 61 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 57 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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3.6

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

2.0

Dec 25, 2014

Great people, HR is all about process

Business operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can move around, product and service is exciting, people are generally great, work life balance

Cons

Hard to get promoted, HR cares more about process than people

4.0

Dec 17, 2014

One of the best companies to work for in Chennai.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation & Benefits is top class Flexible timing Very good work culture

Cons

Limited Career opportunities Hard to switch teams

4.0

Dec 16, 2014

Good place to work

User experience manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to move around to different roles, teams and orgs. Friendly, good people. Good work/life balance (great if you have kids). Work from home policy.

Cons

Some teams lack enthusiasm. Upward mobility can be hard because paths aren't always clear.

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