PayPal Salary in India (2026)
Based on 4,069 salaries shared on Weekday · Updated Nov 2026
- Median salary
- ₹28 LPA
- ≈ ₹1,75,000 in hand / month
- Typical range (P25–P75)
- ₹18.7–38.5 L
- Middle 50% of salaries
- Freshers (0–1 yr)
- ₹22.5 LPA
- 72 salaries
- 10+ years
- ₹35 LPA
- 1,077 salaries
Fixed pay (CTC excluding bonus and stock). With the top and bottom 5% removed so typos don't skew them.
Work culture: 6–8 hrs workdays · weekends very few times · 5–10% hikes · 3 reviews ›
PayPal salary at a glance
PayPal pays a median of ₹28 LPA fixed across 4,069 salaries shared on Weekday, with most people between ₹18.7 and ₹38.5 LPA. Freshers start around ₹22.5 LPA and people past 10 years earn ₹35 LPA. Staff Software Engineer and Member of Technical Staff are the best-paid titles with enough data.
PayPal salary for freshers
0–1 year of experience · 72 salaries
₹22.5 LPA
Median · range ₹18–33 LPA- Most common fresher titles: Software Engineer, Software Engineer 1
- In hand: about ₹1,47,000 a month at ₹22.5 LPA (calculate yours)
PayPal salary by experience
Median (black line) and middle 50% (yellow band), ₹ LPA
- 0–1 yrs72 salaries₹22.5 L₹18–33 L
- 2–3 yrs411 salaries₹25.3 L₹18–33 L
- 4–6 yrs1,138 salaries₹25 L₹18–34.1 L
- 7–9 yrs898 salaries₹27 L₹18–38 L
- 10+ yrs1,077 salaries₹35 L₹22–47 L
PayPal salary by role
Job titles as people hold them, highest median first.
| Role | Median | Typical range | Salaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| PayPal Staff Software Engineer salary | ₹48 L | ₹39.3–54 L | 44 |
| PayPal Member of Technical Staff salary | ₹45 L | ₹38–50 L | 114 |
| PayPal Software Engineer III salary | ₹36.5 L | ₹30–54 L | 31 |
| PayPal Sde 3 salary | ₹36 L | ₹30–45 L | 37 |
| PayPal Software Engineer 3 salary | ₹34 L | ₹25–41.9 L | 231 |
| PayPal Senior Data Scientist salary | ₹30 L | ₹22.8–41.5 L | 54 |
| PayPal Senior Software Engineer salary | ₹29 L | ₹20–40 L | 352 |
| PayPal Software Developer salary | ₹28.6 L | ₹22.5–38.3 L | 46 |
| PayPal Sde 2 salary | ₹28 L | ₹24.2–33 L | 57 |
| PayPal Software Developer 2 salary | ₹27.5 L | ₹26.8–38.5 L | 35 |
| PayPal Software Engineer 2 salary | ₹26.4 L | ₹22–33 L | 476 |
| PayPal Software Engineer II salary | ₹25.3 L | ₹22–29 L | 93 |
| PayPal Data Scientist salary | ₹24.5 L | ₹17.9–35.8 L | 46 |
| PayPal Software Engineer salary | ₹24 L | ₹17.6–33 L | 309 |
| PayPal Software Engineer 1 salary | ₹20 L | ₹16–22 L | 35 |
The 15 most reported titles with 5 or more salaries are shown. The other 866 titles still count in the totals above.
PayPal Staff Software Engineer salary
Median ₹48 LPA · most earn ₹39.3–54 LPA · 44 salaries · Full Staff Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 12 yrs | ₹63 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹55 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹60 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹43 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹56 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹7 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹47 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹65 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹54 L |
PayPal Member of Technical Staff salary
Median ₹45 LPA · most earn ₹38–50 LPA · 114 salaries · Full Member of Technical Staff breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 15 yrs | ₹49 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹52 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹55 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹55 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹7 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹41 L |
| 22 yrs | ₹30 L |
PayPal Software Engineer III salary
Median ₹36.5 LPA · most earn ₹30–54 LPA · 31 salaries · Full Software Engineer III breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 6 yrs | ₹36.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹36 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹36 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹34 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹10 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹64 L |
PayPal Sde 3 salary
Median ₹36 LPA · most earn ₹30–45 LPA · 37 salaries · Full Sde 3 breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 6 yrs | ₹51 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹61 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹51 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹36 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹18.8 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹33 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹33 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹23 L |
PayPal Software Engineer 3 salary
Median ₹34 LPA · most earn ₹25–41.9 LPA · 231 salaries · Full Software Engineer 3 breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹55 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹36.7 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹18 L |
| Not shared | ₹24 L |
| Not shared | ₹30 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹65 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹37 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹12 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹30 L |
PayPal Senior Data Scientist salary
Median ₹30 LPA · most earn ₹22.8–41.5 LPA · 54 salaries · Full Senior Data Scientist breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 9 yrs | ₹37.7 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹62 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹60 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹41.6 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹34 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹30 L |
PayPal Senior Software Engineer salary
Median ₹29 LPA · most earn ₹20–40 LPA · 352 salaries · Full Senior Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 8 yrs | ₹36.5 L |
| Not shared | ₹54 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹59 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 17 yrs | ₹12.5 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹8.9 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹56 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹8.4 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹42 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹61 L |
PayPal Software Developer salary
Median ₹28.6 LPA · most earn ₹22.5–38.3 LPA · 46 salaries · Full Software Developer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| Not shared | ₹55 L |
| 0 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹12.2 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹10 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹10 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹20 L |
PayPal Sde 2 salary
Median ₹28 LPA · most earn ₹24.2–33 LPA · 57 salaries · Full Sde 2 breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹36 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹28 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹12 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹22 L |
PayPal Software Developer 2 salary
Median ₹27.5 LPA · most earn ₹26.8–38.5 LPA · 35 salaries · Full Software Developer 2 breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 7 yrs | ₹12.5 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹9.1 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹25.8 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹39 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹28 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹34 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹26 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹26 L |
PayPal Software Engineer 2 salary
Median ₹26.4 LPA · most earn ₹22–33 LPA · 476 salaries · Full Software Engineer 2 breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹33 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹35 L |
| Not shared | ₹25 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹26 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹34 L |
| Not shared | ₹38 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹28 L |
PayPal Software Engineer II salary
Median ₹25.3 LPA · most earn ₹22–29 LPA · 93 salaries · Full Software Engineer II breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹27 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹65 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹19.5 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹11 L |
PayPal Data Scientist salary
Median ₹24.5 LPA · most earn ₹17.9–35.8 LPA · 46 salaries · Full Data Scientist breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹34 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹6.1 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹60 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹16.6 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹60 L |
PayPal Software Engineer salary
Median ₹24 LPA · most earn ₹17.6–33 LPA · 309 salaries · Full Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 3 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹28 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 0 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹22.8 L |
| Not shared | ₹26 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹28 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹21 L |
PayPal Software Engineer 1 salary
Median ₹20 LPA · most earn ₹16–22 LPA · 35 salaries · Full Software Engineer 1 breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹16.7 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹18.5 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹26 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹26 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹18.5 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹16 L |
Work culture at PayPal
From 3 anonymous reviews by PayPal employees · Weekday culture survey
- Typical workday
- 6–8 hrs
- per day, as reported
- Weekend / after-hours work
- Very few times
- typical answer
- Appraisals
- 5–10% hikes
- typical yearly hike
- Leaves you actually get
- 25 / yr
- median · 4 interview rounds
How many hours a day do people actually work?
Expected to work weekends or after hours?
How generous are appraisals?
Ever shouted at or spoken to rudely by a manager?
Only 3 reviews so far, so treat this as an early signal, not the full picture. Pay figures above come from 4,069 salaries; culture comes from a separate anonymous survey.
PayPal employee reviews
Every anonymous answer, newest first. Names and contact details are never shown.
| Submitted | Hours / day | Weekend work | Appraisal | Leaves / yr | Interview rounds | Rude manager? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 6–8 hrs | Very few times | 5–10% hikes | 30 | 5 | Never |
| May 2024 | 6–8 hrs | Very few times | 5–10% hikes | 14 | 4 | Never |
| Feb 2024 | 6–8 hrs | Never | 10–25% hikes | 25 | 4 | Never |
- Jan 2026Work 6–8 hrs a dayWeekends: very few timesAppraisals: 5–10% hikesRude manager: never30 leaves a year · 5 interview rounds
- May 2024Work 6–8 hrs a dayWeekends: very few timesAppraisals: 5–10% hikesRude manager: never14 leaves a year · 4 interview rounds
- Feb 2024Work 6–8 hrs a dayWeekends: neverAppraisals: 10–25% hikesRude manager: never25 leaves a year · 4 interview rounds
PayPal vs similar companies
Median at 2–3 years of experience, so companies are compared like for like
| Company | Median (2–3 yrs) | vs PayPal | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| PayPal | ₹25.3 L | — | |
| ICICI Bank | ₹6 L | −76% | |
| HDFC Bank | ₹4.4 L | −83% | |
| JPMorgan Chase | ₹13.8 L | −45% | |
| Axis Bank | ₹5 L | −80% | |
| Wells Fargo | ₹8 L | −68% | |
| FIS | ₹6 L | −76% | |
| State Street | ₹4.6 L | −82% | |
| BNY Mellon | ₹12.5 L | −51% |
PayPal salary FAQs
What is the work culture like at PayPal?
In 3 anonymous reviews on Weekday, PayPal employees most often report 6–8 hrs workdays, weekend or after-hours work 'very few times', and 5–10% hikes at appraisal time, with about 25 leaves a year in practice. 100% say a manager has never been rude to them.
What is the average salary at PayPal?
The median fixed salary at PayPal is ₹28 LPA, across 4,069 salaries shared on Weekday. The middle half of employees earn ₹18.7–38.5 LPA.
What is the PayPal salary for freshers?
Freshers (0–1 years) at PayPal earn a median of ₹22.5 LPA, and most get ₹18–33 LPA, most often as Software Engineer or Software Engineer 1. That is about ₹1,47,000 a month in hand.
Which role pays the most at PayPal?
Among titles with enough salaries, Staff Software Engineer (₹48 LPA median) and Member of Technical Staff (₹45 LPA) are the best paid at PayPal.
How much does a PayPal employee earn after 5 years?
With 4–6 years of experience the median is ₹25 LPA, and most earn ₹18–34.1 LPA. Freshers start at ₹22.5 LPA.
What does PayPal pay with 10+ years of experience?
People with more than 10 years at PayPal earn a median of ₹35 LPA, most between ₹22–47 LPA.
Does PayPal pay more than ICICI Bank?
At 2–3 years of experience, ICICI Bank pays 76% less: ₹6 LPA median against ₹25.3 LPA at PayPal. Comparing at the same experience keeps it like for like.
Are these PayPal salaries CTC or in-hand?
They are fixed CTC a year, before PF and tax, without bonus or stock. At the ₹28 LPA median, take-home is about ₹1,75,000 a month under the new tax regime.
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