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 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 650 reviews)); "Good pay and will get good exposure in working payment domain" ((in 433 reviews)); "Good salary and RSUs" ((in 334 reviews)); "work culture is good and helpful" ((in 297 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 291 reviews)); "I had a bad manager that either wasnt able to support me or just didn't." ((in 236 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 60 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 58 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.

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10K reviews

4.0

Jun 14, 2012

Shaping innovation in payments & feel the vibe of grown-up e-commerce company

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* great & smart people * bigger company which is still pretty flexible

Cons

* US dominated * location outside of Berlin

3.0

Jun 14, 2012

Great environment but growth is really slow and far flung

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great teams great company culture leader in its domain widespread recognition

Cons

long work hours and absent work life balance in some groups scope of growth is very limited due to bureaucracy

3.0

Jun 13, 2012

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great business Work environment benefits Fun at work

Cons

Immature leadership Team in various groups Not objective

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