Is PayPal a good company to work for as a Data Science?

Data Science professionals working at PayPal have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 135 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of PayPal employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Data Science Jobs at PayPal now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Data Science interview questions at PayPal .

Does PayPal pay Data Science employees well?

Data Science professionals rate their compensation and benefits at PayPal with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 135 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Data Science salaries at PayPal.

How happy are Data Science professionals working at PayPal?

80% of Data Science employees at PayPal would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 13% in the past 12 months. Data Science professionals have also rated PayPal with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PayPal?

Software Engineer (673) , Senior Software Engineer (333) , Customer Service Representative (259) , Data Scientist (143) , Product Manager (140) , Manager (134) , Risk Analyst (124) , Software Engineer II (113) , Customer Solutions Agent (110) , Senior Product Manager (99) , Director (98) , MTS1 Software Engineer (93) , 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 with challenging and engaging goals." ((in 1012 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 914 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 659 reviews)); "Not to mention it was good pay and everything was paid for by them" ((in 435 reviews)); "Good salary and RSUs" ((in 342 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 285 reviews)); "I had a bad manager that either wasnt able to support me or just didn't." ((in 232 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 106 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 66 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 57 reviews))

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3.9

80% would recommend to a friend

(135 total reviews)

Enrique Lores

Not enough data to show CEO approval

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Data Science employees have rated PayPal with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 135 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Data Science professionals have a good working experience there. PayPal is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Data Science professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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135 reviews

3.0

Jul 23, 2026

Okok

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, work life balance and good culture

Cons

Stock going down, frequent restructing

3.0

Jun 28, 2026

Decent pay and work-life balance amid frequent reorgs

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance and salary

Cons

Too many reorgs and org directive unclear

3.0

May 23, 2026

Good welfare and PTO, but unclear senior management

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good wellfare and pto, benefit

Cons

not clear management from senior leadership

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