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 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Toptal?

73% 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, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Toptal?

Software Engineer (99) , Senior Software Engineer (88) , Freelancer (47) , Product Designer (35) , Software Developer (22) , Full Stack Developer (21) , 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?

"You can learn and meet great people" ((in 70 reviews)); "The job is fully remote and good salary." ((in 66 reviews)); "You'll be working with top clients and global brands all over the world while earning a good pay." ((in 62 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 47 reviews)); "Some of them teams and people are great to work with" ((in 45 reviews))

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

"They had too many layoffs during my time there." ((in 38 reviews)); "No benefits since you are a contractor you receive when you work and that is it." ((in 27 reviews)); "Terrible management, ceo." ((in 18 reviews)); "Managers have no idea what they’re doing and will set up meetings to make themselves feel important." ((in 9 reviews)); "No paid time off Not Sustainable on the long run" ((in 8 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?

Barcelona , Alicante , Valencia , Madrid

Toptal reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(756 total reviews)

Taso DuVal

61% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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Toptal has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 756 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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756 reviews

5.0

May 25, 2018

A hidden unicorn (with plenty of career growth opportunities)

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Continous learning (you will never get bored) - Remote work - Toptal has incredible product-market fit - Focus on sustainable hyper-growth - Global workforce - Making history as the first large fully distributed company

Cons

- Culture is officially very direct, yet that is understood differently depending on country of origin and team - Toptal grew really fast. Thera are several growth pains that require attention

4.0

May 21, 2018

leadership specialist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

remote I can work from home!

Cons

I can't think of any

5.0

May 18, 2018

Frontend Developer & UI Designer

Frontend developer & ui designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have more than 3 years Experience as " Frontend Developer & UI Designer" - I could start Designs from scratch by using photoshop and illustrator then Translate designs to front-end code By using Javascript,Jquery ,HTML5 , CSS3, Scss and Bootstrap .

Cons

I can not focus in more than things at one time

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