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 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Activision Blizzard?

67% 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, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.2 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 110 reviews)); "Good benefits and PTO" ((in 39 reviews)); "Great vibes and the culture" ((in 34 reviews)); "Good work life balance in London" ((in 30 reviews)); "My team was great." ((in 26 reviews))

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

"low pay compared to similar company" ((in 42 reviews)); "Bad management and the project is un attraction" ((in 32 reviews)); "Layoffs were always imminent due to mismanagement of the company by executives" ((in 23 reviews)); "Sometimes can be stressful and long hours" ((in 21 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.

Activision Blizzard reviews

3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(649 total reviews)

50% 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).

Reviews by job title

649 reviews

2.0

Dec 11, 2020

Extreme Growing Pains in Esports

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Industry leader with massive following of users and nearly unlimited resources

Cons

Poor leadership - little to no communication Poor compensation - lopsided and most top-heavy in the industry Tons of corporate red-tape and no smooth processes between entities (Activision and Blizzard operate separately but want to work together)

Activision Blizzard Response

5y

Thank you for this feedback. We appreciate you taking the time and hope you continue to share important feedback like this in our listening sessions, pulse surveys and by talking directly your manager. Please know that we are actively working to address concerns like yours. We have taken steps to create a compensation structure that reflects our diverse set of roles across all business units, and regularly review our salary rates to ensure they remain competitive within the industry. We take a similar approach to all our employee programs and offerings and continuously work to improve our employee experience. That said, meaningful change may take time, but we’re committed to creating an environment that best serves our employees – and, in turn, our players – around the world. We encourage you to reach out to your manager or HR representative to discuss your experience further.

3.0

Nov 27, 2020

Good experience

Manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Welcoming: Almost everyone I interacted with was very friendly and helpful, regardless of their level/rank within the organization. Strong business: There is a good amount of stability in the organization and they've made great strategic acquisitions to help grow the business.

Cons

Long hours: While the hours fluctuate throughout the year, the busy times are extremely busy with 10-12+ hour days and some time commitments on the weekend as well. Limited career growth opportunities: Advancement can be difficult with the preference seeming to be to fill open positions with outside talent vs. internal promotions.

Activision Blizzard Response

5y

Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. We're glad to hear you're enjoying your experience at the company. One of our priorities is to make sure our people can grow professionally; we recently launched a company-wide internal mobility program to help support this effort. We are also working with people managers to foster a stronger career development conversation as part of our performance review process. We are focused on creating more diverse pipelines to find talented people at all stages of their careers. We value your feedback and encourage you to share it with with your direct manager and/or HR representative as we work to maintain an environment where employees feel valued, respected, and fairly treated.

1.0

Jul 23, 2020

Fun junior level coworkers, awful management, cheap executives

Operations

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Video gaming industry generally attracts fun people such as geeks and nerds. Truly love some of my coworkers.

Cons

Management has no idea what they're doing. There's practically ZERO career progression. Pay is significantly lower than competitors. You will be asked to do just because work that makes no sense and there's no pushing back on it. Merit increases were 4 late and came in July. It was half of last years just because the money was skewed to pay devs more.

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