Does Toptal pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Toptal employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Toptal. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Toptal?

74% of Toptal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Toptal 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Toptal?

Software Engineer (99) , Senior Software Engineer (88) , Freelancer (48) , Product Designer (35) , Software Developer (22) , Full Stack Developer (21) , Communications Specialist (16) , Product Manager (14) , Project Manager (13) , Account Manager (12) , Front End Developer (12) , Sales Engineer (12) , Frontend Developer (11) , Senior Software Developer (11) , Engineering Manager (10)

What are the pros of working at Toptal according to real employee reviews?

"You can learn and meet great people" ((in 69 reviews)); "The job is fully remote and good salary." ((in 64 reviews)); "You'll be working with top clients and global brands all over the world while earning a good pay." ((in 61 reviews)); "Some of them teams and people are great to work with" ((in 50 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 50 reviews))

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

"They had too many layoffs during my time there." ((in 41 reviews)); "No benefits since you are a contractor you receive when you work and that is it." ((in 27 reviews)); "Terrible management, ceo." ((in 18 reviews)); "Managers have no idea what they’re doing and will set up meetings to make themselves feel important." ((in 8 reviews)); "Upper management is a bit shady at times." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Toptal layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Toptal layoffs and their outlook for job security at Toptal in 2026.

Toptal reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(759 total reviews)

Taso DuVal

63% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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Toptal has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 759 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Toptal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

759 reviews

5.0

Feb 13, 2024

sad

Sse- development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and salary

Cons

work is less, everyone is competitive

4.0

Feb 12, 2024

Good freelancing platform

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Toptal is one of the best freelancing platforms if you are a person based in EU, hours are flexible and as a freelancer you also get a chance to work with companies long term but gain all the benefits from freelancing and still stay flexible. As an agency they handle all the paperwork and negotiations.

Cons

Paperwork they handle also includes all the salary and the concept is that you never know what employer actually pays you because you get payed from the agency, which can be pro and con depending on your needs, but still something to be aware of.

5.0

Feb 8, 2024

Good company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to find new job, good job offerings

Cons

Slow on response from support

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