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Average PayPal software engineer salary

$136,438yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level PayPal software engineer salary
$100,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does PayPal pay software engineers?

The average salary for PayPal software engineers is $136,438 per year. PayPal software engineer salaries range between $100,000 to $185,000 per year. PayPal software engineers earn 36% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at PayPal can expect to make. Software engineers at PayPal make the most in San Jose, CA, New York, NY, and Newton, MA.

How much does PayPal pay software engineers by location?

PayPal pays software engineers the most in San Jose, CA, New York, NY, and Newton, MA. Additionally, cities like Scottsdale and Timonium also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at PayPal.

Software engineer PayPal salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Jose, CA$154,690$74.37
2New York, NY$123,866$59.55
3Newton, MA$116,135$55.83
4Scottsdale, AZ$111,138$53.43
5Timonium, MD$106,080$51.00
6Austin, TX$102,265$49.17
7Chicago, IL$89,730$43.14
8La Vista, NE$84,088$40.43

Highest-paid PayPal software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Software Director$214,598$103-
2Chief Software Architect$210,970$101-
3Vice President Of Software Engineering$209,313$101-
4Senior Software Engineer Manager$203,029$98-
5Software Engineering Manager$192,445$931
6Senior Software Architect$186,914$90-
7Principal Software Engineer$184,930$898
8Software Development Manager$183,381$881
9Software Leader$179,105$86-
10Lead Software Architect$177,837$86-

Recent salaries for software engineers at paypal

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Software Engineer 2San Jose, CA06/28/2025$130,170
Software Engineer 3San Jose, CA05/21/2025$157,000
MTS 1, Software EngineerSan Jose, CA04/26/2025$84,500
MTS 1, Software EngineerAustin, TX03/30/2025$84,500
Software Engineer 3San Jose, CA03/26/2025$157,000

Software engineer salary at PayPal competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Meta$153,335$743626
2Apple$146,613$70671
3Google$142,466$68928
4eBay$134,368$6544
5Square$131,940$634
6Microsoft$128,196$62531
7Expedia Group$116,707$5689
8American Express$115,054$5560
9United$106,566$5112
10Western Union$101,914$496
11Mastercard$94,138$45178
12Fiserv$91,707$4457
13Xerox$90,316$431

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