PayPal Chennai Software Engineer Salaries by 50+ Employees (Updated 2025)

1 - 10 years exp.

₹12.7 Lakhs - ₹45.9 Lakhs

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270% more than the average Software Engineer Salary in FinTech Companies for 1 - 10 years of experience

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Last Updated: 8 Mar 2025

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PayPal Software Engineer Salary

1 - 10 years exp. (57 salaries)

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₹12.7 L/yr - ₹45.9 L/yr

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Amazon Software Engineer Salary 0 - 6 years exp. (31 salaries)	Unlock ₹7.5 L/yr - ₹32 L/yr 33% less	6 job openings
Facebook Software Engineer Salary 4 - 10 years exp. (4 salaries)	Unlock ₹60.3 L/yr - ₹87.7 L/yr 172% more	5 job openings
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IBM Software Engineer Salary 1 - 10 years exp. (248 salaries)	Unlock ₹4.5 L/yr - ₹21.2 L/yr 60% less
Cisco Software Engineer Salary 0 - 13 years exp. (115 salaries)	Unlock ₹13.6 L/yr - ₹40 L/yr 10% less	15 job openings
Oracle Software Engineer Salary 1 - 6 years exp. (17 salaries)	Unlock ₹7 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr 44% less	3 job openings
Walmart Software Engineer Salary 1 - 9 years exp. (86 salaries)	Unlock ₹8.7 L/yr - ₹32 L/yr 27% less	52 job openings
TCS Software Engineer Salary 0 - 7 years exp. (2k salaries)	Unlock ₹2 L/yr - ₹11 L/yr 78% less
Infosys Software Engineer Salary 0 - 7 years exp. (386 salaries)	Unlock ₹2 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr 80% less
Wipro Software Engineer Salary 0 - 8 years exp. (959 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.8 L/yr - ₹15.4 L/yr 71% less	12 job openings
Accenture Software Engineer Salary 0 - 8 years exp. (1.7k salaries)	Unlock ₹3.6 L/yr - ₹12.7 L/yr 72% less

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Software Engineer salary at PayPal ranges between ₹12.7 Lakhs to ₹45.9 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 1 year to 10 years. Salary estimates are based on 57 latest salaries received from various employees of PayPal.

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Experience wise PayPal Software Engineer salaries in Chennai

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1 year (5 salaries)	Unlock ₹15 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr
2 years (13 salaries)	Unlock ₹8.9 L/yr - ₹39 L/yr
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3 years (8 salaries)	Unlock ₹15 L/yr - ₹27 L/yr
4 years (7 salaries)	Unlock ₹10.2 L/yr - ₹43 L/yr
5 years (6 salaries)	Unlock ₹10.8 L/yr - ₹34 L/yr
6 years (5 salaries)	Unlock ₹16.4 L/yr - ₹51.7 L/yr
7 years (4 salaries)	Unlock ₹21 L/yr - ₹32 L/yr
8 years (7 salaries)	Unlock ₹20 L/yr - ₹51 L/yr
9 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹30.4 L/yr - ₹38.8 L/yr
10 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹25 L/yr - ₹63.8 L/yr

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Procurement & Supply Chain Department

5.0

• posted on 16 Nov 2024

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mainly work life balance and salary. Initially company provided many good benefits for employees but later some cheap employees doing cheap tricks then company started cost cutting. Otherwise, a very good organization. Only one bad thing is lay off's - not sure when they announce lay off

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except lay off news, rest everything is good.

Job security - Poor

Senior Data Scientist in Chennai

Full Time

Data Science & Analytics Department

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• posted on 27 Jul 2024

5.0

for Salary and Benefits

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Good pay and RSU refreshers every year. Good severance pay and excellent Insurance coverage

Salary - Excellent

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Too much reorg which is creating fear of job security. Biased promotion cycles across teams, few teams has very poor budget for promotion.

Job security - Bad

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Software Development Engineer 3 in Chennai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

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• posted on 04 May 2024

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for Salary and Benefits

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Code Quality standard is high.

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...dership changes. Existing engineering people don't share knowledge to new hires. No perks apart from salary.

Skill development - Poor

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Software Engineer III in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

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• posted on 19 Jul 2023

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Brand name is kind of only plus thing. Insurance coverage is good. Hybrid and remote models.

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PP is on cost cutting spree. And there were very less benefits to begin with it is becoming like any other it company. Too many levels and freq change in leadership in recent times. Cross team collaboration is not so good. If your team and manager are good then PP is good. it's hard to summarize because I have seen employee experience from going good to very bad.

Work satisfaction - Poor

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Technical Product Manager in Bangalore / Bengaluru

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Product Management Department

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• posted on 15 Nov 2023

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Good compensation and benefits

Salary - Excellent

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Company culture is very toxic, leadership only believes in politics and doesn’t care about the individual’s growth, no support for someone’s career aspirations, frequent re-orgs and layoffs, no appreciation of good work, no promotion for India employees.

Skill development - Bad

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What is the salary of Software Engineer at PayPal Chennai?

Software Engineer salary at PayPal in Chennai ranges between ₹12.7 Lakhs to ₹45.9 Lakhs for experience between 1 years to 10 years. According to our estimates it is 270% more than the average Software Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 57 latest salaries received from various employees of PayPal Chennai.

How does the salary of a Software Engineer at PayPal Chennai compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Software Engineer at PayPal is 270% more than the average salary of a Software Engineer in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Software Engineer at PayPal?

Financial Services, Agile, Coding, Oracle and SQL are some of the popular skills required to work as a Software Engineer at PayPal Chennai.

Which similar companies are paying more than PayPal to a Software Engineer in Chennai?

Facebook Software Engineer Salary - ₹60.3 Lakhs to ₹87.7 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Software Engineer in companies similar to PayPal in Chennai?

Cisco Software Engineer Salary - ₹13.6 Lakhs to ₹40.0 Lakhs per year
Walmart Software Engineer Salary - ₹8.7 Lakhs to ₹32.0 Lakhs per year
Amazon Software Engineer Salary - ₹7.5 Lakhs to ₹32.0 Lakhs per year
Razorpay Software Engineer Salary - ₹9.9 Lakhs to ₹22.0 Lakhs per year
Oracle Software Engineer Salary - ₹7.0 Lakhs to ₹16.0 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Software Engineer at PayPal in Chennai?

The estimated take-home salary of a Software Engineer at PayPal ranges between ₹1,73,783 per month to ₹1,80,503 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average PayPal Software Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹12.7 Lakhs to ₹45.9 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 1 years to 10 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Software Engineer at PayPal in Chennai?

According to AmbitionBox, 57% of the PayPal Software Engineers in Chennai reported a notice period of 1 Month, 19% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 37 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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