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 is good" ((in 1025 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 923 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 658 reviews)); "Good pay and will get good exposure in working payment domain" ((in 417 reviews)); "Good Salary and Perks" ((in 344 reviews))

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

"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 232 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of long term strategy" ((in 186 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 104 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 64 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

(9,609 total reviews)

Enrique Lores

49% 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 9,609 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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10K reviews

3.0

Apr 16, 2026

Good pay with weak leadership and communication

Manager data engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, RSU grants are a strong incentive to stay

Cons

Lack of organizational leadership, very little direction/communication from leadership

4.0

Apr 15, 2026

Stressful

Collections specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good hours, decent pay, not many expectations

Cons

Stressful calls & customers are relentlessly rude and disrespectful

2.0

Apr 14, 2026

High-profile name but lacks direction and stability

Lead product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Helps land your NEXT job because of marquee name - If you can stay around long enough for stock and bonus, you'll get a good financial boost

Cons

- zero direction - poor documentation - your job is to prove why you should keep your job - revolving door - reducing benefits each quarter (we lost our sabbatical this year and RSUs are now 50/50 cash/stock - Work from 7am to 1am

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