Affirm vs PayPal salary
The median posted base pay for tech jobs is $214K a year at Affirm and $211K a year at PayPal. The median at Affirm is 1% above the median at PayPal. The numbers come from 84 open jobs at Affirm and 80 open jobs at PayPal with posted pay.
Affirm and PayPal: all tech jobs
Affirm: The middle half of the jobs is from $185K to $247K. PayPal: The middle half of the jobs is from $172K to $235K.
| Measure | Affirm | PayPal |
|---|---|---|
| Median posted base pay | $214K | $211K |
| Middle half of the jobs | $185K to $247K | $172K to $235K |
| Median posted range | $173K to $255K | $161K to $262K |
| 10th to 90th percentile | $158K to $260K | $154K to $247K |
| Open jobs with posted pay | 84 | 80 |
Affirm vs PayPal pay by job type
The median for each job type that has 3 or more jobs with posted pay at both companies. The difference compares Affirm with PayPal. One job can have more than one job type.
| Job type | Median at Affirm | Median at PayPal | Difference | Jobs at Affirm | Jobs at PayPal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | $214K | $200K | +7% | 35 | 28 |
| Product management | $214K | $226K | −5% | 20 | 21 |
| Infra, platform & SRE | $239K | $200K | +20% | 9 | 8 |
| Security engineering | $186K | $190K | −2% | 5 | 7 |
| ML / AI engineering | $203K | $244K | −17% | 5 | 5 |
Affirm vs PayPal pay by level
The median for each level in the job title that has 3 or more jobs with posted pay at both companies.
| Level | Median at Affirm | Median at PayPal | Difference | Jobs at Affirm | Jobs at PayPal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | $186K | $149K | +24% | 17 | 14 |
| Senior | $186K | $202K | −8% | 32 | 38 |
| Staff | $247K | $211K | +17% | 28 | 19 |
| Director+ | $340K | $254K | +34% | 4 | 8 |
Open jobs with the highest posted pay
The five open jobs with the highest posted pay at each company. Each range is the base pay that the company posted.
Affirm
- Director, Platform Accounts Management$330K to $420K
- Senior Director, Product Management (Card)$305K to $375K
- Senior Director, Product Management (Financial Platforms)$305K to $375K
- Director, Product Management (Consumer)$267K to $360K
- Group Product Manager - Zero to One Labs$236K to $325K
PayPal
- Senior Director, Experience Design - Checkout$220K to $359K
- Sr Director, Product Management, Crypto$220K to $359K
- Staff Machine Learning Engineer$197K to $334K
- Senior Lead Product Manager, Risk Decisioning Platform$179K to $334K
- Director, Technical Programs$245K to $331K
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Questions
Which company pays more, Affirm or PayPal?
Affirm has the higher median posted base pay: $214K a year, against $211K at PayPal. The median at Affirm is 1% above the median at PayPal.
What do software engineering jobs pay at Affirm and PayPal?
The median posted base pay for software engineering jobs is $214K at Affirm (35 jobs) and $200K at PayPal (28 jobs).
Does this pay include stock or a bonus?
No. The numbers are the base pay ranges that the companies posted in their open jobs. Stock, a bonus and benefits are not in the numbers. Total pay at these companies can be much higher than base pay.
Where does the data come from?
We read each open job from the job board of Affirm and of PayPal, and we check each job every day. We use only jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars.
How we compute these numbers
We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.
We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A company needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay to be in a comparison. A job type or a level needs 3 or more jobs at both companies to be a row. Jobs under the same company name count as one company.
The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.