63 salary reports · all figures in lakhs per year (LPA)
What PayPal pays, from offers people actually received: by role, experience and city. Medians are used so a few unusual offers do not skew the picture.
| Group | Median total | Middle 50% | Median base | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDE II | ₹30.0 LPA | ₹26.5 LPA – ₹38.0 LPA | ₹22.0 LPA | 18 |
| SDE III | ₹44.5 LPA | ₹39.0 LPA – ₹48.3 LPA | ₹30.0 LPA | 8 |
| SDE I | ₹25.1 LPA | ₹22.0 LPA – ₹25.8 LPA | ₹16.3 LPA | 7 |
| MTS I | ₹44.0 LPA | ₹43.5 LPA – ₹44.5 LPA | ₹40.0 LPA | 3 |
| Group | Median total | Middle 50% | Median base | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry (0-1) | ₹25.3 LPA | ₹25.3 LPA – ₹25.3 LPA | ₹16.0 LPA | 1 |
| Mid (2-6) | ₹30.0 LPA | ₹26.4 LPA – ₹43.3 LPA | ₹24.0 LPA | 34 |
| Senior + | ₹39.8 LPA | ₹26.9 LPA – ₹52.6 LPA | ₹28.5 LPA | 2 |
| Senior + (11+) | ₹46.0 LPA | ₹46.0 LPA – ₹46.0 LPA | ₹30.0 LPA | 1 |
| Senior (7-10) | ₹64.0 LPA | ₹55.1 LPA – ₹70.0 LPA | ₹45.0 LPA | 9 |
| Group | Median total | Middle 50% | Median base | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangalore | ₹34.3 LPA | ₹27.9 LPA – ₹56.8 LPA | ₹28.0 LPA | 17 |
| Chennai | ₹28.6 LPA | ₹24.5 LPA – ₹32.6 LPA | ₹20.5 LPA | 14 |
| Unknown | ₹39.0 LPA | ₹34.0 LPA – ₹44.0 LPA | ₹31.2 LPA | 2 |
| Chennai/India | ₹38.3 LPA | ₹33.5 LPA – ₹43.0 LPA | ₹38.4 LPA | 2 |
Staff Engineer
Bangalore · Senior (7-10) · 2026-03-21
I received an offer for a Staff Engineer role at PayPal. My years of experience are 10+. The base salary component offered is 73 LPA. The total compensation is approximately 116 LPA (1.16 cr), which includes 10% variable pay and $100k in RSUs vested over 3 years. The job location is Bengaluru.
SDE I
Bangalore · N/A · 2026-01-11
I received an offer for the Software Engineer 1 position at PayPal in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. I am a university graduate from the 2026 batch of NIT, and this was an on-campus opportunity. I have prior experience as a Summer intern (3 months) at PayPal. Here are the compensation details for my first year: Base salary: 16.5L Joining bonus: 5.775L (1st month) + 2.475L (13th month) Relocation bonus: 2L Performance bonus: Max. 10% of base salary (1.65L) RSUs: 13000$ over 3 years (valued at 3.9L per year, using 1$ = 90 INR) PF: 12% of basic salary<…
Senior fullstack Engineer (React + Node)
Bangalore · Senior (7-10) · 2025-12-19
I have received an offer from PayPal for the role of Senior fullstack Engineer (React + Node). My Years of Experience (YOE) are 7. The base salary offered is 45 LPA. The variable component is 4.5 LPA. I am being offered USD 45k in RSUs, vested over 3 years. The role requires 3 days work from office.
SDE II
Senior (7-10) · 2025-12-09
My Years of Experience: 8.11 Offered Role: SSE Base Offer: 47 LPA Variable Offer: 4.7 LPA Stock Offer: 40k USD vested over 3 years (12 lakhs annually)
SDE I
Mid (2-6) · 2025-12-03
I have 3+ years of experience. I recently received an offer from PayPal for a Software Engineer role. The base salary offered is 21 LPA (INR), with other components included as well. I am unsure if this offer is on the lower side for a backend role. I currently do not have any other offers. I am seeking insights on PayPal compensation or similar roles to help me decide whether to accept or try to negotiate.
SDE II
Senior (7-10) · 2025-11-23
I recently received a job offer from Paypal. My years of experience are 9. The offered role is SSE. The base salary component is 47 LPA. The total compensation offered is 64 LPA, which includes 4.7 LPA variable pay and 12 LPA annual stock vesting (originating from 40k USD vested over 3 years). I currently have no counter offers and feel I have been lowballed.
Senior Software Engineer - Frontend
Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2025-10-31
I received an offer for Senior Software Engineer - Frontend at PayPal. The base salary offered is 49 LPA. I am also offered a performance bonus of 4.9 LPA. Additionally, I received RSUs worth 55,000 USD vested over 3 years.
CL6 Python Developer
Bangalore · Senior (7-10) · 2025-11-11
I received an initial offer for a CL6 Python Developer role at Paypal in Bangalore. My years of experience are 7. The initial compensation quoted by HR was a base of 40 LPA, 4 LPA variable, and 40,000 USD in stocks vested over 3 years.
Software Engineer - Frontend
Chennai · Mid (2-6) · 2025-11-11
I received a verbal offer for the role of Software Engineer - Frontend. My years of experience are 2.4. The base salary offered is 23.5 LPA, which I negotiated up from 22 LPA. The offer includes a bonus of 2.35 LPA (10% of base). I am also being offered 15k USD in RSUs over 3 years, which translates to 4.1 LPA. The total compensation for the first year is 30 LPA. I am seeking feedback on whether this offer is competitive or lowballed. I am also interested in knowing the typical timeline for offer letter rollout and the…
Sr AI Platform Engineer(Java) CL6
Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2025-11-04
Education: Tier 1 College Years of Experience: 4 Date of Offer: October 2025 Role: Sr AI Platform Engineer(Java) CL6 Salary: ~INR 33.6LPA Stock bonus: 40K USD over 3 years Performance Bonus + Gratuity: INR 4.15L (3.35L + 0.8L) No relocation or joining bonus Standard benefits: travel, food etc
Across 63 reports, the median total compensation at PayPal is ₹32.8 LPA a year, with a median base salary of ₹25.0 LPA. The middle half of reports fall between ₹26.9 LPA and ₹48.1 LPA.
18 SDE II reports put the median total compensation at ₹30.0 LPA and the median base at ₹22.0 LPA.
8 SDE III reports put the median total compensation at ₹44.5 LPA and the median base at ₹30.0 LPA.
7 SDE I reports put the median total compensation at ₹25.1 LPA and the median base at ₹16.3 LPA.
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