PayPal Salaries

1715 verified profiles
Last updated on January 15, 2026
Average Annual Total Compensation is $229k

Employees at PayPal earn an average of $229k, mostly ranging from $177k to $589k based on 1715 profiles.

  5,144 people laid off in the last year.
👨‍💻 Male $239k Male
Average Salary : $ 239 k
👩‍💻 Female $230k Female
Average Salary : $ 230 k
🧑 Non-binary $181k Non-binary
Average Salary : $ 181 k
For every $100 paid to men, women are paid $96
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Company
Title(Level)
Annual Salary
Experience
School
Degree
Location
Skills

Base: $182k

Stocks: $59k

(Today) (17.5%) $49k

Bonus: $18k

TC:$259k

(Today) (4.0%) $248k

9yrs
NA
Masters

Works in San Jose, CA

Backend engineer (CL6)
Male

Base: $165k

Stocks: $49k

(Today) (19.8%) $39k

Bonus: $35k

TC:$249k

(Today) (3.9%) $239k

12yrs
NA
Masters

Works in Seattle, WA

Base: $204k

Stocks: $52k

(Today) (20.9%) $41k

Bonus: $20k

TC:$276k

(Today) (3.9%) $265k

12yrs
NA
Masters

Works in San Jose, CA

Data Engineer (CL7)
Male

Base: $190k

Stocks: $68k

(Today) (25.2%) $51k

Bonus: -

TC:$258k

(Today) (6.6%) $241k

10yrs
NA
Masters

Works in New York, NY

Base: $198k

Stocks: $52k

(Today) (24.2%) $39k

Bonus: $19k

TC:$269k

(Today) (4.6%) $257k

10yrs
NA
Masters

Works in San Jose, CA

Backend engineer (CL6)
Male

Base: $186k

Stocks: $78k

(Today) (23.1%) $60k

Bonus: $39k

TC:$303k

(Today) (5.9%) $285k

7yrs
NA
Masters

Works in San Jose, CA

Base: $155k

Stocks: $29k

(Today) (23.0%) $22k

Bonus: $16k

TC:$200k

(Today) (3.4%) $193k

5yrs
NA
Bachelors

Works in San Francisco, CA

Mobile Engineer (CL6)
Male

Base: $157k

Stocks: $33k

(Today) (26.0%) $24k

Bonus: $16k

TC:$205k

(Today) (4.1%) $197k

10yrs
NA
Bachelors

Works in San Jose, CA

Base: $211k

Stocks: $147k

(Today) (23.1%) $113k

Bonus: $31k

TC:$389k

(Today) (8.7%) $355k

24yrs
NA
Masters

Works in Boulder, CO

Backend engineer (CL6)
Male

Base: $186k

Stocks: $46k

(Today) (17.5%) $38k

Bonus: $19k

TC:$251k

(Today) (3.2%) $243k

9yrs
NA
Masters

Works in San Jose, CA

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$161k
$NaNk
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4 to 8 yrs
$168k
$164k
$178k
$NaNk
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$NaNk
4 to 6 yrs
$168k
$167k
$177k
$NaNk
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$NaNk
10 to 10 yrs
$173k
$173k
$173k
$NaNk
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$NaNk
11 to 11 yrs
$173k
$173k
$173k
$NaNk
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7 to 7 yrs
$178k
$178k
$178k
$NaNk
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7 to 18 yrs
$180k
$180k
$180k
$NaNk
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$181k
$169k
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$NaNk
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3 to 7 yrs
$181k
$159k
$177k
$NaNk
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12 to 12 yrs
$188k
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$188k
$NaNk
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$189k
$169k
$187k
$NaNk
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10 to 10 yrs
$190k
$190k
$190k
$NaNk
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$200k
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$200k
$NaNk
$NaNk
$NaNk
15 to 15 yrs
$202k
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$202k
$NaNk
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$NaNk
8 to 8 yrs
$211k
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$211k
$NaNk
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6 to 11 yrs
$213k
$196k
$204k
$NaNk
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7 to 15 yrs
$223k
$176k
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$NaNk
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8 to 8 yrs
$224k
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5 to 12 yrs
$227k
$190k
$226k
$NaNk
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5 to 13 yrs
$229k
$206k
$228k
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8 to 11 yrs
$230k
$197k
$215k
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15 to 15 yrs
$231k
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16 to 16 yrs
$235k
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6 to 6 yrs
$240k
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9 to 14 yrs
$241k
$215k
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10 to 10 yrs
$242k
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15 to 15 yrs
$250k
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$250k
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5 to 8 yrs
$253k
$223k
$244k
$NaNk
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$NaNk
12 to 16 yrs
$256k
$244k
$267k
$NaNk
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$NaNk
18 to 18 yrs
$258k
$258k
$258k
$NaNk
$NaNk
$NaNk
9 to 15 yrs
$263k
$238k
$253k
$NaNk
$NaNk
$NaNk
10 to 11 yrs
$265k
$229k
$251k
$NaNk
$NaNk
$NaNk
14 to 14 yrs
$272k
$272k
$272k
$NaNk
$NaNk
$NaNk
10 to 16 yrs
$273k
$264k
$286k
$NaNk
$NaNk
$NaNk
7 to 15 yrs
$284k
$262k
$291k
$NaNk
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$NaNk
8 to 19 yrs
$290k
$256k
$284k
$NaNk
$NaNk
$NaNk
10 to 18 yrs
$293k
$251k
$290k
$NaNk
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20 to 20 yrs
$297k
$297k
$297k
$NaNk
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16 to 19 yrs
$304k
$299k
$304k
$NaNk
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3 to 10 yrs
$306k
$290k
$306k
$NaNk
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7 to 7 yrs
$343k
$343k
$343k
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13 to 20 yrs
$349k
$332k
$357k
$NaNk
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8 to 15 yrs
$350k
$296k
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$NaNk
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11 to 11 yrs
$382k
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$NaNk
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15 to 15 yrs
$388k
$388k
$388k
$NaNk
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15 to 15 yrs
$403k
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12 to 22 yrs
$408k
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14 to 14 yrs
$459k
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$NaNk
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20 to 20 yrs
$491k
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18 to 24 yrs
$496k
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15 to 20 yrs
$496k
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16 to 24 yrs
$509k
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32 to 32 yrs
$578k
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14 to 19 yrs
$686k
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$686k
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15 to 19 yrs
$791k
$568k
$578k
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20 to 20 yrs
Base
$63k
Stocks / Yr
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$0k
Total Salary
$63k
Level
Experience
2 to 5 yrs
Base
$78k
Stocks / Yr
$0k
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$0k
Total Salary
$77k
Level
Experience
3 to 9 yrs
Base
$78k
Stocks / Yr
$7k
Bonus
$6k
Total Salary
$88k
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0 to 0 yrs
Base
$87k
Stocks / Yr
$8k
Bonus
$9k
Total Salary
$104k
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0 to 2 yrs
Base
$94k
Stocks / Yr
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Bonus
$10k
Total Salary
$105k
Level
Experience
2 to 11 yrs
Base
$101k
Stocks / Yr
$13k
Bonus
$0k
Total Salary
$111k
Level
Experience
12 to 12 yrs
Base
$84k
Stocks / Yr
$21k
Bonus
$8k
Total Salary
$113k
Level
Experience
5 to 5 yrs
Base
$90k
Stocks / Yr
$20k
Bonus
$7k
Total Salary
$117k
Level
Experience
0 to 1 yrs
Base
$106k
Stocks / Yr
$10k
Bonus
$12k
Total Salary
$124k
Level
Experience
0 to 1 yrs
Base
$116k
Stocks / Yr
$12k
Bonus
$11k
Total Salary
$133k
Level
Experience
5 to 7 yrs
Base
$117k
Stocks / Yr
$23k
Bonus
$11k
Total Salary
$139k
Level
Experience
1 to 5 yrs
Base
$118k
Stocks / Yr
$23k
Bonus
$12k
Total Salary
$150k
Level
Experience
2 to 4 yrs
Base
$127k
Stocks / Yr
$19k
Bonus
$14k
Total Salary
$153k
Level
Experience
4 to 4 yrs
Base
$120k
Stocks / Yr
$25k
Bonus
$12k
Total Salary
$156k
Level
Experience
5 to 5 yrs
Base
$127k
Stocks / Yr
$24k
Bonus
$4k
Total Salary
$156k
Level
Experience
3 to 6 yrs
Base
$135k
Stocks / Yr
$16k
Bonus
$15k
Total Salary
$158k
Level
Experience
12 to 19 yrs
Base
$132k
Stocks / Yr
$29k
Bonus
$13k
Total Salary
$161k
Level
Experience
4 to 8 yrs
Base
$125k
Stocks / Yr
$37k
Bonus
$13k
Total Salary
$168k
Level
Experience
4 to 6 yrs
Base
$120k
Stocks / Yr
$39k
Bonus
$13k
Total Salary
$168k
Level
Experience
10 to 10 yrs
Base
$130k
Stocks / Yr
$29k
Bonus
$13k
Total Salary
$173k
Level
Experience
11 to 11 yrs
Base
$131k
Stocks / Yr
$29k
Bonus
$13k
Total Salary
$173k
Level
Experience
7 to 7 yrs
Base
$157k
Stocks / Yr
$15k
Bonus
$7k
Total Salary
$178k
Level
Experience
7 to 18 yrs
Base
$151k
Stocks / Yr
$24k
Bonus
$10k
Total Salary
$180k
Level
Experience
4 to 7 yrs
Base
$144k
Stocks / Yr
$35k
Bonus
$14k
Total Salary
$181k
Level
Experience
3 to 7 yrs
Base
$140k
Stocks / Yr
$34k
Bonus
$14k
Total Salary
$181k
Level
Experience
12 to 12 yrs
Base
$188k
Stocks / Yr
$0k
Bonus
$0k
Total Salary
$188k
Level
Experience
4 to 10 yrs
Base
$143k
Stocks / Yr
$37k
Bonus
$14k
Total Salary
$189k
Level
Experience
10 to 10 yrs
Base
$137k
Stocks / Yr
$39k
Bonus
$14k
Total Salary
$190k
Level
Experience
15 to 15 yrs
Base
$127k
Stocks / Yr
$59k
Bonus
$15k
Total Salary
$200k
Level
Experience
15 to 15 yrs
Base
$159k
Stocks / Yr
$27k
Bonus
$16k
Total Salary
$202k
Level
Experience
8 to 8 yrs
Base
$157k
Stocks / Yr
$29k
Bonus
$25k
Total Salary
$211k
Level
Experience
6 to 11 yrs
Base
$163k
Stocks / Yr
$38k
Bonus
$16k
Total Salary
$213k
Level
Experience
7 to 15 yrs
Base
$156k
Stocks / Yr
$80k
Bonus
$20k
Total Salary
$223k
Level
Experience
8 to 8 yrs
Base
$160k
Stocks / Yr
$49k
Bonus
$16k
Total Salary
$224k
Level
Experience
5 to 12 yrs
Base
$160k
Stocks / Yr
$54k
Bonus
$16k
Total Salary
$227k
Level
Experience
5 to 13 yrs
Base
$162k
Stocks / Yr
$54k
Bonus
$16k
Total Salary
$229k
Level
Experience
8 to 11 yrs
Base
$168k
Stocks / Yr
$71k
Bonus
$17k
Total Salary
$230k
Level
Experience
15 to 15 yrs
Base
$231k
Stocks / Yr
$0k
Bonus
$0k
Total Salary
$231k
Level
Experience
16 to 16 yrs
Base
$235k
Stocks / Yr
$0k
Bonus
$0k
Total Salary
$235k
Level
Experience
6 to 6 yrs
Base
$160k
Stocks / Yr
$56k
Bonus
$24k
Total Salary
$240k
Level
Experience
9 to 14 yrs
Base
$163k
Stocks / Yr
$59k
Bonus
$39k
Total Salary
$241k
Level
Experience
10 to 10 yrs
Base
$203k
Stocks / Yr
$20k
Bonus
$20k
Total Salary
$242k
Level
Experience
15 to 15 yrs
Base
$250k
Stocks / Yr
$0k
Bonus
$0k
Total Salary
$250k
Level
Experience
5 to 8 yrs
Base
$161k
Stocks / Yr
$73k
Bonus
$24k
Total Salary
$253k
Level
Experience
12 to 16 yrs
Base
$179k
Stocks / Yr
$55k
Bonus
$22k
Total Salary
$256k
Level
Experience
18 to 18 yrs
Base
$148k
Stocks / Yr
$88k
Bonus
$22k
Total Salary
$258k
Level
Experience
9 to 15 yrs
Base
$185k
Stocks / Yr
$49k
Bonus
$29k
Total Salary
$263k
Level
Experience
10 to 11 yrs
Base
$194k
Stocks / Yr
$97k
Bonus
$18k
Total Salary
$265k
Level
Experience
14 to 14 yrs
Base
$233k
Stocks / Yr
$39k
Bonus
$0k
Total Salary
$272k
Level
Experience
10 to 16 yrs
Base
$168k
Stocks / Yr
$75k
Bonus
$25k
Total Salary
$273k
Level
Experience
7 to 15 yrs
Base
$190k
Stocks / Yr
$77k
Bonus
$26k
Total Salary
$284k
Level
Experience
8 to 19 yrs
Base
$191k
Stocks / Yr
$79k
Bonus
$28k
Total Salary
$290k
Level
Experience
10 to 18 yrs
Base
$194k
Stocks / Yr
$84k
Bonus
$29k
Total Salary
$293k
Level
Experience
20 to 20 yrs
Base
$180k
Stocks / Yr
$97k
Bonus
$19k
Total Salary
$297k
Level
Experience
16 to 19 yrs
Base
$196k
Stocks / Yr
$78k
Bonus
$30k
Total Salary
$304k
Level
Experience
3 to 10 yrs
Base
$210k
Stocks / Yr
$52k
Bonus
$45k
Total Salary
$306k
Level
Experience
7 to 7 yrs
Base
$343k
Stocks / Yr
$0k
Bonus
$0k
Total Salary
$343k
Level
Experience
13 to 20 yrs
Base
$216k
Stocks / Yr
$101k
Bonus
$38k
Total Salary
$349k
Level
Experience
8 to 15 yrs
Base
$209k
Stocks / Yr
$115k
Bonus
$39k
Total Salary
$350k
Level
Experience
11 to 11 yrs
Base
$217k
Stocks / Yr
$112k
Bonus
$54k
Total Salary
$382k
Level
Experience
15 to 15 yrs
Base
$243k
Stocks / Yr
$97k
Bonus
$49k
Total Salary
$388k
Level
Experience
15 to 15 yrs
Base
$209k
Stocks / Yr
$146k
Bonus
$49k
Total Salary
$403k
Level
Experience
12 to 22 yrs
Base
$222k
Stocks / Yr
$139k
Bonus
$49k
Total Salary
$408k
Level
Experience
14 to 14 yrs
Base
$218k
Stocks / Yr
$184k
Bonus
$56k
Total Salary
$459k
Level
Experience
20 to 20 yrs
Base
$236k
Stocks / Yr
$201k
Bonus
$54k
Total Salary
$491k
Level
Experience
18 to 24 yrs
Base
$240k
Stocks / Yr
$198k
Bonus
$59k
Total Salary
$496k
Level
Experience
15 to 20 yrs
Base
$247k
Stocks / Yr
$212k
Bonus
$60k
Total Salary
$496k
Level
Experience
16 to 24 yrs
Base
$254k
Stocks / Yr
$250k
Bonus
$62k
Total Salary
$509k
Level
Experience
32 to 32 yrs
Base
$265k
Stocks / Yr
$245k
Bonus
$69k
Total Salary
$578k
Level
Experience
14 to 19 yrs
Base
$286k
Stocks / Yr
$341k
Bonus
$58k
Total Salary
$686k
Level
Experience
15 to 19 yrs
Base
$314k
Stocks / Yr
$378k
Bonus
$98k
Total Salary
$791k
PayPal salary levels ranges from T26 (Project Manager) upto T29 (Software Engineering Manager), with T29 (Software Engineering Manager) level earning average salary of $791k along with $378k worth of stock options.

Frequently asked questions
How much do PayPal employees make?

Employees at PayPal earn an average of $229k, mostly ranging from $177k per year to $589k per year based on 1715 profiles. The top 10% of employees earn more than $349k per year.

What is the average salary of PayPal?

Average salary of an employee at PayPal is $229k.

What is the highest salary offered at PayPal?

Highest reported salary offered at PayPal is $1237k. The top 10% of employees earn more than $349k per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping $589k per year.

What are the most common skills required at PayPal?

3% of employees have skills in java . 3% also know sql . 2% also know javascript .

What are the highest paying jobs at PayPal?

The top 5 highest paying jobs at PayPal with reported salaries are:

  • chief of staff - $425k per year

  • software engineering manager - $353k per year

  • marketing - $335k per year

  • data science manager - $328k per year

  • information technologist - $316k per year

What are the new grad salaries at PayPal?
  • software engineer - $136k per year

  • product manager - $149k per year

  • data scientist - $139k per year

  • business analyst - $76k per year

  • product designer - $246k per year

Explore all new grad salaries

What is the median salary offered at PayPal?

The median salary approximately calculated from salary profiles measured so far is $203k per year.

How is the age distributed among employees at PayPal?

17% of employees lie between 26-31 yrs . 12% of the employees fall in the age group of 31-36 yrs .

What qualifications do employees have at PayPal?

23% hold a PostGraduate degree. 15% hold a Graduate degree.

Which schools do employees working at PayPal went to?

2% of employees studied at Anna University . 2% studied at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University .

Frequently asked questions
How much do PayPal employees make?

Employees at PayPal earn an average of $229k, mostly ranging from $177k per year to $589k per year based on 1715 profiles. The top 10% of employees earn more than $349k per year.

What is the average salary of PayPal?

Average salary of an employee at PayPal is $229k.

What is the highest salary offered at PayPal?

Highest reported salary offered at PayPal is $1237k. The top 10% of employees earn more than $349k per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping $589k per year.

What are the most common skills required at PayPal?

3% of employees have skills in java . 3% also know sql . 2% also know javascript .

What are the highest paying jobs at PayPal?

The top 5 highest paying jobs at PayPal with reported salaries are:

  • chief of staff - $425k per year

  • software engineering manager - $353k per year

  • marketing - $335k per year

  • data science manager - $328k per year

  • information technologist - $316k per year

What are the new grad salaries at PayPal?
  • software engineer - $136k per year

  • product manager - $149k per year

  • data scientist - $139k per year

  • business analyst - $76k per year

  • product designer - $246k per year

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What is the median salary offered at PayPal?

The median salary approximately calculated from salary profiles measured so far is $203k per year.

How is the age distributed among employees at PayPal?

17% of employees lie between 26-31 yrs . 12% of the employees fall in the age group of 31-36 yrs .

What qualifications do employees have at PayPal?

23% hold a PostGraduate degree. 15% hold a Graduate degree.

Which schools do employees working at PayPal went to?

2% of employees studied at Anna University . 2% studied at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University .

Salary Brackets
Percentage
< 100 k < 100 k
Percentage : 1
100-200 k 100-200 k
Percentage : 33
200-300 k 200-300 k
Percentage : 23
300-400 k 300-400 k
Percentage : 9
400-500 k 400-500 k
Percentage : 2
> 500 k > 500 k
Percentage : 2
Age Brackets
Percentage
21-26 yrs 21-26 yrs
Percentage : 5
26-31 yrs 26-31 yrs
Percentage : 17
31-36 yrs 31-36 yrs
Percentage : 12
36-41 yrs 36-41 yrs
Percentage : 3
> 41 yrs > 41 yrs
Percentage : 1
Skills
Trending
java
3 %
sql
3 %
javascript
2 %
python
2 %
c++
1 %
unix
1 %
html
1 %
Schools
Top
Anna University
2 %
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
2 %
San Jose State University
2 %
University of Southern California
1 %
Arizona State University
1 %
Northeastern University
1 %
University of Madras
1 %
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