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 929 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 649 reviews)); "Not to mention it was good pay and everything was paid for by them" ((in 410 reviews)); "Good salary and RSUs" ((in 328 reviews)); "work culture is good and helpful" ((in 291 reviews))

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

"very frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 287 reviews)); "All the good things about the company can go for a toss if you are reporting to a bad manager." ((in 227 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 105 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 62 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 61 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?

São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Tocantins , Campinas

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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

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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 Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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10K reviews

2.0

Jan 4, 2026

Not too great

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good WLB, nice campus, chill

Cons

Mid salary, bad leadership, stock isn’t doing too well

5.0

Jan 3, 2026

good

Software developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

good salary to start with

Cons

and hours were too much

1.0

Jan 2, 2026

Worst payment company on the market.

Customer service

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Don't have any. Only bad empresion

Cons

Everything, from management to facility. Very disrespectful management Very dirty canteen Very high prices in canteen Very low payment for job Not paid overtime AVOID THIS PLACE

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