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 3.6 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 (141) , 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 1029 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 942 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 645 reviews)); "Good pay and will get good exposure in working payment domain" ((in 416 reviews)); "Good salary and RSUs" ((in 323 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 274 reviews)); "I had a bad manager that either wasnt able to support me or just didn't." ((in 235 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 105 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 63 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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3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(9,621 total reviews)

Enrique Lores

47% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

PayPal has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 9,621 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

4.0

Feb 7, 2014

Great entry-level position for people out of high school

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, good starting salary for high school education

Cons

Difficult to move out of bottom level positions

3.0

Feb 6, 2014

Manager, Software Engineering (Technical)

Manager, software development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture/ Ethics Work Life Balance Competitive Salary Strong Business Fundamentals

Cons

Growing Competition (Apple, Amazon etc.,) Job Satisfaction Agile (Over killing) - No scope for Technical Manager

4.0

Feb 6, 2014

Overall its a good place to work

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No 1 company in Payments industry and have the brand and image others are working for. No immediate competition today and improving on with technology changes.

Cons

Loosing on competitive strengths and not the best in class customer experience. time to market and making use of mobile penetration and technology growth using innovation should be the key for future.

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