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?

70% of Toptal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Toptal 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 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 (46) , 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 69 reviews)); "The job is fully remote and good salary." ((in 65 reviews)); "You'll be working with top clients and global brands all over the world while earning a good pay." ((in 55 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 48 reviews)); "Remote job Flexibility Awesome team Culture" ((in 45 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs contribute to low job security and necessitate regularly assuming additional workloads and adapting to new practices." ((in 40 reviews)); "No benefits since you are a contractor you receive when you work and that is it." ((in 27 reviews)); "Terrible management, ceo." ((in 19 reviews)); "Managers have no idea what they’re doing and will set up meetings to make themselves feel important." ((in 8 reviews)); "Upper management is a bit shady at times." ((in 6 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 Toptal locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Delaware , Los Angeles , San Francisco , New York , Austin , Chicago , Remote

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3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(756 total reviews)

Taso DuVal

57% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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756 reviews

1.0

Jun 4, 2026

Flexible work but plagued by micro-management

Marketing coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working and used to be good salary.

Cons

Micro-management, company is spiralling downwards due to CEO

1.0

Jun 1, 2026

Toxic leadership and high turnover make it a sinking ship

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None. Avoid. This is a sinking ship.

Cons

As others have mentioned, the leadership of Toptal is very poor. Constant changes of direction, unstable leaders, a product with tons of competition. They also have extremely high turnover. Even if you get a job here, you'll be looking again in under a year.

Toptal Response

Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention, as your input helps us improve.

5.0

May 28, 2026

Excellent pricing and genuine and Real global clients

Senior sql server developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Excellent Pricing 2. Geneue Big and Global Clients 3. Pricing at your Choice 4. Top Class Payment System 5. Job Matcher who listen to you when and where required. 6. Always Real Job not a Job where person working as Freelancer to some international client and post job which you do during your parttime.

Cons

I don't find any Cons for TopTal Freelancer Platform

Toptal Response

Thank you for your positive feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience.

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