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 3.7 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 (142) , 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 920 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 646 reviews)); "Good pay and will get good exposure in working payment domain" ((in 410 reviews)); "Good salary and RSUs" ((in 337 reviews)); "work culture is good and helpful" ((in 293 reviews))

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

"very frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 270 reviews)); "All the good things about the company can go for a toss if you are reporting to a bad manager." ((in 232 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 108 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 65 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.

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3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(9,634 total reviews)

Enrique Lores

44% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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PayPal has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 9,634 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

Sep 30, 2025

Good company, but steady layoffs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture and collaborative environment. Good work-life balance.

Cons

There've been steady layoffs every year in 2023-2025

4.0

Sep 29, 2025

Good working atmosphere

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company executives are very positive and are very keen with tech details

Cons

Lot of process to work on any new idea

3.0

Sep 29, 2025

Good for starter career, no long term vision

Senior recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, commute is decent if living in south bay or east bay.

Cons

long term growth not visible.

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