Does Activision Blizzard pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Activision Blizzard employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Activision Blizzard. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Activision Blizzard?

69% of Activision Blizzard employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Activision Blizzard 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Activision Blizzard?

Localization QA Tester (29) , Software Engineer (26) , QA Tester (22) , QA Localization Tester (16) , Quality Assurance (14) , Intern (11) , Software QA Tester (11) , Senior Software Engineer (10) , Director (9) , Project Manager (9) , Vice President (8) , Analyst (7) , Data Scientist (7) , Functional QA Tester (7) , QA Functional Tester (7)

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

"great people good at their craft" ((in 112 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 44 reviews)); "My team was great." ((in 30 reviews)); "Good work life balance in London" ((in 26 reviews)); "Peers and colleagues great" ((in 18 reviews))

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

"low pay compared to similar company" ((in 39 reviews)); "Bad management and the project is un attraction" ((in 31 reviews)); "It feels like we've had too many layoffs" ((in 22 reviews)); "Sometimes can be stressful and long hours" ((in 19 reviews)); "Leadership has always been and will be a mess." ((in 16 reviews))

What are employees saying about Activision Blizzard layoffs in 2026?

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

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69% would recommend to a friend

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53% positive business outlook

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Activision Blizzard has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 649 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Activision Blizzard employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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649 reviews

4.0

Dec 17, 2021

Nice working place for beginning of career

Localisation game tester

Recommend

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Relaxing environment - people are quite chilling Developing localisation perspective - can learn how it looks like working in gaming industry as testers

Cons

Shift work is required sometimes Management is not really efficient

4.0

Nov 30, 2021

head of department

Shift supervisor

Recommend

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great company to work for

Cons

need more pesonnel in each department

5.0

Nov 19, 2021

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Intern

Recommend

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it was a great learning experience.

Cons

it was remote so didn't feel as connected.

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