Does Toptal pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Toptal employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Toptal. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Toptal?

74% of Toptal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Toptal 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Toptal?

Software Engineer (99) , Senior Software Engineer (88) , Freelancer (48) , Product Designer (35) , Full Stack Developer (22) , Software Developer (22) , Communications Specialist (16) , Product Manager (14) , Project Manager (13) , Account Manager (12) , Front End Developer (12) , Sales Engineer (12) , Frontend Developer (11) , Senior Software Developer (11) , Engineering Manager (10)

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

"The job is fully remote and good salary." ((in 69 reviews)); "You can learn and meet great people" ((in 69 reviews)); "You'll be working with top clients and global brands all over the world while earning a good pay." ((in 60 reviews)); "Some of them teams and people are great to work with" ((in 55 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 49 reviews))

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

"They had too many layoffs during my time there." ((in 45 reviews)); "No benefits since you are a contractor you receive when you work and that is it." ((in 26 reviews)); "Poor leadership." ((in 23 reviews)); "Terrible management, ceo." ((in 22 reviews)); "Managers have no idea what they’re doing and will set up meetings to make themselves feel important." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Toptal layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Toptal locations?

New York , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Chicago , Remote , Austin , Delaware , Washington , Denver , California City , San Diego , Seattle , Philadelphia , Milwaukee , Dallas , Houston , Virginia , Nashville , Portland , Orlando , USAF Academy , Newark , Huntsville , Boise , Park City , Salt Lake City , Arlington , Saint Louis , Phoenix , Detroit

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3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(758 total reviews)

Taso DuVal

64% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

Toptal has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 758 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Toptal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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758 reviews

5.0

Aug 11, 2015

The job of my life

Core team member

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Ever since I joined Toptal my life changed, if you ask me I'd never go back to an office, like ever again. I really recommend it to every person I come across in my life (related to software development in any shape and size) and it's very personally rewarding to see people are making a good living out of it and actually enjoying what they do in the process.

Cons

None for me in the more the almost 5 years I've been working with Toptal.

2.0

Aug 23, 2024

Would not recommend

Isr- inside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, that's it ...

Cons

Sales org is run by people who haven't sold in their lives They expect you to say YES to everything they ask "its coming from the top is their go to answer" They care more about you being obedient than actual sale results Micromanagement at its finest Anything you say will be used against you You can get promoted but with no pay raise as ridiculous as it sounds they have a salary increase freeze that seems to be permanent

2.0

Apr 29, 2024

Good pay, poor culture, weak C-level, miserable CEO

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cash pay is above market if you're outside US. They hire via B2B contract which helps partial tax evasion. Work-life is good if you're fan of discussing work instead of working. Certain percentage of smart and nice people hired in 2020-2021 still work here.

Cons

Toxic and unproductive culture which is essentially a reflection of CEO. He micromanages, only hires "yes-people" to C-level, stimulates quarterly 180 degree strategic changes and hates criticism. This is sadly ruining a formerly hyper-growth company. Horrible HR department too, tons of ex-colleagues laid of with zero feedback and compensation. Does not help our daily motivation to be honest.

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