PayPal requires you to be at least 18 years old to open an account, or the age of majority in your state. Many teens who aren’t old enough to open their own PayPal account will simply use a parent’s account to receive money. Depending on the company that is paying you, you may have the option to receive payment via bank transfer instead of PayPal. You can have the money sent to an existing bank account, or open a new bank account if you don’t already have one.