How Many People Work at PayPal? Headcount and Employee Trends

PayPal employs approximately 12,420 people globally. During the most recent reporting period the company hired 1,237 new team members while 1,099 employees departed, keeping overall staffing levels largely steady. The numbers underscore PayPal’s continued investment in both product innovation and operational resilience across its worldwide payments ecosystem.

Engineering is PayPal’s largest department with 4,468 employees, accounting for roughly one-third of the workforce. Customer-facing functions are also significant, with 1,732 staff in Sales & Support and 1,474 in Marketing & Product. Finance & Administration (1,317) and Business Management (1,030) round out the top five, while Information Technology, Risk/Safety/Compliance, Human Resources and Operations collectively add another 1,895 employees. This spread highlights a technology-centric organization supported by robust commercial, financial and governance teams.

Employee distribution is highly diversified. A combined 6,809 employees work across numerous smaller or undisclosed offices, while the San Francisco Bay Area hosts 1,070 staff and nearby San Jose counts 939. Other notable hubs include Omaha (792), Phoenix (621), Bengaluru (522) and New York (505), with Austin, Chennai and Chicago each supporting several hundred employees. The mix of U.S. and international sites illustrates PayPal’s strategy of pairing Bay Area leadership with regional centers for engineering, operations and customer service.