Does eBay pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, eBay employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at eBay. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at eBay?

73% of eBay employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated eBay 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at eBay?

Software Engineer (326) , Customer Service Representative (239) , Senior Software Engineer (156) , Manager (101) , Product Manager (88) , Senior Manager (88) , Senior Product Manager (86) , Director (75) , Intern (66) , Business Analyst (60) , Account Manager (59) , MTS1 Software Engineer (58) , Software Engineer II (54) , Project Manager (52) , Software Engineer III (42)

What are the pros of working at eBay according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and welcoming" ((in 629 reviews)); "Good work life balance for most people but honestly its cos no one is self motivated anymore." ((in 585 reviews)); "All good and it was a good pay" ((in 240 reviews)); "The team is great and works in pure agile." ((in 158 reviews)); "Have a lot of intern activities; Colleagues are very nice and always ready for help; The technology stack is very new" ((in 128 reviews))

What are the cons of working at eBay according to real employee reviews?

"Poor Management and lots of duplicate work" ((in 251 reviews)); "Mismanagement and poor leadership which make wrong decisions and fail to realize it until its past due.." ((in 121 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs happening around the company" ((in 96 reviews)); "terrible upper management leaves a lot to be desired" ((in 58 reviews)); "Senior management incapable of making decisions." ((in 35 reviews))

What are employees saying about eBay layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about eBay layoffs and their outlook for job security at eBay in 2026.

What are the top reviewed eBay locations?

Berlin , Kleinmachnow , Aachen , Frankfurt am Main , Aschaffenburg , München

eBay reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(5,667 total reviews)

Jamie Iannone

79% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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eBay has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,667 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The eBay employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

5.0

Jul 11, 2021

Friendly people, fair employer.

Software engineer, backend

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open culture, lots of team events and generally systems were in a good state to work on, it was certainly possible to get things done.

Cons

Quite a meeting heavy culture.

5.0

Oct 24, 2020

Smartest people in the world!

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great benefits - Good pay. - Lots of opportunities to learn. - Flexibility to grow/change both vertically and horizontally. - Great people - Great environment

Cons

- Too big sometimes. - Lots of things going on ath the same time. It takes some time to get used to. - Both campus are far away from each other, some times it poses logistical problems.

eBay Response

5y

Thank you so much for this detailed and thoughtful review. All of your points are spot on! eBay has the best people and we do all that we can to take care of our people by offering top-notch benefits, compensation and development opportunities. If you have any additional comments to share, let us know at glassdoorfeedback@ebay.com.

5.0

Jul 27, 2020

Awesome Job

Senior recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

perfect recruiting position, great colleagues, exceptional pay

Cons

corporate hamster wheel, slow for an internet company

eBay Response

5y

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for us! We're sorry you felt the pace was slow for an internet company, but are quite glad you enjoyed your salary, colleagues and position. We're always working to improve so if you have any feedback for us, we'd love to hear it. Please send any additional information to glassdoorfeedback@ebay.com.

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