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 (666) , 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?

"The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 948 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 418 reviews)); "Good Salary and Perks" ((in 345 reviews)); "work culture is good and helpful" ((in 286 reviews))

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

"very frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 281 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)); "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)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((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

(9,610 total reviews)

Enrique Lores

50% 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 9,610 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

3.0

Feb 28, 2010

Many opportunities to learn, not a lot of opportunity to advance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

PayPal offers great benefits as compared to a lot of other companies and salaries are decent. There area a lot of good people.

Cons

A lot of distrust and office politics, it's tough to know who to trust. Frequent reorganization.

4.0

Feb 16, 2010

Data Warehouse Manager, CRM Systems

Manager software development

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

* Dynamic company with a lot of potential for growth in the eCommerce space * Opportunities to learn many parts of the business

Cons

* Organizational changes often, lacks stability * Difficult to manage one's career

3.0

Jan 19, 2010

PayPal is a good place to work overall

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

PayPal is a great company to work for in terms of technology. it is a world leader in payments. I love people i work with and this probably counts for 50% of the reason that i work for PayPal

Cons

leadership, leadership, leadership. we need good leaders that care not just about themselves but about company and people that work for them

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