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 (325) , Customer Service Representative (258) , Data Scientist (141) , Product Manager (138) , Manager (134) , Risk Analyst (124) , Software Engineer II (111) , Customer Solutions Agent (109) , 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 is good" ((in 1011 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 960 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 637 reviews)); "Not to mention it was good pay and everything was paid for by them" ((in 427 reviews)); "Good salary and RSUs" ((in 321 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 275 reviews)); "I had a bad manager that either wasnt able to support me or just didn't." ((in 236 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of long term strategy" ((in 186 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 63 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

(9,604 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 9,604 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

Dec 14, 2008

PayPal has tremedous potential, but it's stifeled by our slow development process.

Product manager

Recommend

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Pros

The people and the opportunity to create great products that help small businesses to thrive.

Cons

Slow processes make it feel impossible to get things done.

2.0

Dec 4, 2008

Could rule the world if they got over themselves.

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

A great brand and unlimited ceiling. Enormous addressable market. Very high salaries. Employees are passionate about the company and it's success.

Cons

An irritating internal focus that refuses to take lessons from outside itself. Not designing the company -- and the service -- for the long haul. A spend-happy organization. Many employees take joy in rooting against the parent company's success; senior leadership encourages and rewards the behavior. Horrible customer service reputation which doesn't take customers seriously enough. Lack of accountability for mistakes. MBO model rewards wrong behaviors and does little more that assert goals.

3.0

Nov 29, 2008

great company, great product, just wish it were a lot better

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Money is decent, opportunities abundant, some very very good teams within the company. Given the deep recession we are in it is a decent place to work (it could be so much better though)

Cons

Some teams bad, use outdated techniques, infrastructure broken - right now a patchwork of bandages. unclear responsibilities and rewards. some teams frustratingly conservative. could be a lot better with better communication and recognition and clear incentives

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PayPal has tremedous potential, but it's stifeled by our slow development process.

Could rule the world if they got over themselves.

great company, great product, just wish it were a lot better

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