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?

"The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 935 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 422 reviews)); "Good salary and RSUs" ((in 337 reviews)); "work culture is good and helpful" ((in 298 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 271 reviews)); "I had a bad manager that either wasnt able to support me or just didn't." ((in 225 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 110 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 61 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

(9,624 total reviews)

Enrique Lores

47% 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 9,624 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, 2026

Good Company in a Competitive Marketplace

Senior counsel

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very bright colleagues who are hard working and a pleasure to work with.

Cons

Stock has underperformed as of late.

5.0

Jan 24, 2026

Good work life balance

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good to be part of the company

Cons

No cons as such. A

4.0

Jan 23, 2026

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Software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

provide good work life balance

Cons

growth dependent of the team you are contributing towards

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