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 (325) , 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 with challenging and engaging goals." ((in 1028 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 936 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 642 reviews)); "Not to mention it was good pay and everything was paid for by them" ((in 411 reviews)); "Good Salary and Perks" ((in 341 reviews))

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

"very frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 279 reviews)); "All the good things about the company can go for a toss if you are reporting to a bad manager." ((in 231 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 107 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 64 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.

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3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(9,608 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 9,608 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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4.0

Jan 26, 2009

A great place to work with a few minor blips that are common to all large corporations.

Underwriting analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

1. Upward Feedback - you get to anonymously rate your immediate supervisor 2. They really mean it when they tell you there are advancement opportunities - almost everyone in our department was promoted to their position from within the company 3. Benefits start the first day of employment - no 90-day waiting period that is so common for the industry

Cons

1. Layers of management / approvals can make it hard to accomplish anything - we know how to do our jobs, now just get your noses out of Operations and let us mitigate risk!

3.0

Jan 25, 2009

Great company with potentially an even brighter future IF properly managed!

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a great company with a rich history and lots of potential. Its a hugely profitable business fulfilling a very genuine customer requirement. The work life balance is good.

Cons

Lack of vision and proper execution on management's part. Too many turf wars The technology stack is just outdated making upgrades and new features almost impossible

4.0

Jan 19, 2009

For certain fields an excellent place to work.

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In my specific line of work few places are better than PayPal.

Cons

There is a general lack of communication about company priorities, strategies, and alignment to actually get work done.

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