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 109 reviews)); "Great vibes and the culture" ((in 40 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 38 reviews)); "My team was great." ((in 31 reviews)); "Good work life balance in London" ((in 25 reviews))

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

"low pay compared to similar company" ((in 41 reviews)); "The management is horrible." ((in 31 reviews)); "Layoffs were always imminent due to mismanagement of the company by executives" ((in 21 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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3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

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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

5.0

Sep 24, 2020

Best job ever

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Encourage global travel, cross-team communication, very pleasant work office, equality and fair, take care of employees, discourage over-time, Friday beer, snacks, yearly get together, casual and free culture

Cons

Cut off business too quick.

3.0

Sep 17, 2020

italian localization tester

Localization tester

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

friendly work environment, good shifts

Cons

office 2 km from center

2.0

Aug 30, 2020

Got worse after acquired by AB

Player support specialist

Recommend

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Pros

Used to be good when it was King

Cons

After King was bought by Activision they started taking off benefits and no more salary raises as before

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