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 111 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 35 reviews)); "Great vibes and the culture" ((in 35 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)); "Couple that with the annual layoffs that often see the best employees being shown the door while the worst are kept on because their numbers look good, and the perennial bouts of corporate restructuring that eliminate jobs and drop the workloads of those positions onto others, and you are left with a high" ((in 23 reviews)); "Sometimes can be stressful and long hours" ((in 18 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).

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649 reviews

4.0

Apr 4, 2017

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Artist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good balance work. good benefits.laid back style office.

Cons

big corporate have corporate rules.

5.0

Mar 29, 2017

Corporate Services Professional at Activision Blizzard

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The people here are the best I've ever worked with over a 20 year career. I know companies all say that, but here it's 100% true. The caliber of talent, the amount of fun we all have, the (mostly) lack of ego with everyone I work with... it's absolutely incredible. I've made close friends for life here; when some of them leave, they've all missed the culture and the people dearly. You'll see some harsh critiques from me below, and it's only because I think AB could be even better, but I can't say enough about the quality of work, the amazing products, the ambition to be the #1 entertainment company of the 21st century, the bright future, and especially the incredible people. Amazing team and still has a startup mentality -- often in both a good and bad way, but mostly good.

Cons

The processes and systems are not strengths here, but again, the place seems to attract such inspired, talented, entrepreneurial people that they more than make up for that. The AB leadership team is incredibly competent and focused, but they should be way more communicative and proactive about getting in front of employees. I know they appreciate the huge sacrifices employees make for the company, but could do a TON more to actually show it, like socializing with us more and offering more interaction and visibility; also giving everyone access to a stock purchase program and not just handing out equity to the magical "Directors and above" cutoff. We ALL work very hard here. A lot of the ways to recognize that effort are free. Walk the building. Talk to us. Let us ask questions. Again, all that said, I can't say our cons outweigh our pros. I love it here, but it could be even better. My critiques sound strong because I care about the place, a lot.

3.0

Mar 23, 2017

Brand Management review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun product Fast paced Industry Lead Big budgets Peers and colleagues great

Cons

Resource light - expect to do everything A real us and them between upper management and the works Yearly purge of staff perpetuates low morale

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