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?

"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 65 reviews)); "The leader of my team is great!" ((in 51 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 48 reviews))

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

"They had too many layoffs during my time there." ((in 41 reviews)); "No benefits since you are a contractor you receive when you work and that is it." ((in 29 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))

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

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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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3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Senior management

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

1.0

Nov 4, 2024

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Anonymous employee

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Pros

Fully-remote Location is totally flexible

Cons

Irrational impulsive top-down decisions Toxic work culture Frequent lay-offs Lack of trust Years of no pay rise

5.0

Oct 30, 2024

Toptal

Senior frontend developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great work-life balance, awesome very skilled people

Cons

until layoffs I didn't see any

3.0

Oct 30, 2024

Eh

Enterprise sales executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Pay, and the management used to be good.

Cons

Company Culture was bad and their legal team is so horrid they lose business all the time.

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