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 (665) , Senior Software Engineer (326) , 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 1017 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 920 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 644 reviews)); "Not to mention it was good pay and everything was paid for by them" ((in 431 reviews)); "Good Salary and Perks" ((in 325 reviews))

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

"very frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 287 reviews)); "All the good things about the company can go for a toss if you are reporting to a bad manager." ((in 228 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 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 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.

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3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(9,611 total reviews)

Enrique Lores

49% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 9,611 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

Jul 13, 2012

PayPal for Technologists

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great place for technologists Innovation is highly appreciated Career Growth of employees is of utmost concern to employers Lot of intelligent people you can learn from Great working culture Flexible working hours Creativity greatly appreciated No hierarchical importance attached. Everyone is given equal importance

Cons

Information on the latest happenings in the company not disseminated to employees at the earliest.

3.0

Jul 12, 2012

Good technical exposure but poor work-life balance

Qa manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good technical environment Technology usage and tools

Cons

Long work hours; work life balance issues; management not very trust worthy office politics

5.0

Jul 11, 2012

very good.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

high work ethics, transparent and open work environment

Cons

some folks are a bit unprofessional

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