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 1% 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 and PTO" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great vibes and the culture" ((in 37 reviews)); "My team was great." ((in 33 reviews)); "Good work life balance in London" ((in 27 reviews))

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

"low pay compared to similar company" ((in 43 reviews)); "The management is horrible." ((in 31 reviews)); "It feels like we've had too many layoffs" ((in 21 reviews)); "Sometimes can be stressful and long hours" ((in 21 reviews)); "Leadership has always been and will be a mess." ((in 17 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

(649 total reviews)

50% positive business outlook

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3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

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

Feb 26, 2013

Collaborative work environment in a fun category

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

People I worked with were great - solid team dynamics and good information sharing across your peers. Exciting, ever-changing category to work in.

Cons

Senior management has too much of their hands in the development at times. I found us debating too much fine detail of the games in our senior management reviews, rather than keeping things at a strategic level.

3.0

Feb 7, 2013

QA Experience Is Average

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Experienced QA management - Talented testing teams who are eager to share knowledge - Trained QA rules that ensured limited bug duplication and high quality bug writing - Pay is equal to industry average (neither pro or con) - Free drinks and sometimes free food (with OT) - Very strict break schedules

Cons

- Outsourced a lot of QA jobs - Working conditions were dirty (this was when QA was in the basement of the Santa Monica office, has since moved to a new office space) - Difficult to move up - Limited computers that hindered efficient bugging practices - Felt like a competition with other testers

4.0

Dec 13, 2012

Fun for a total corp feel

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great parties, perks (food, soda, etc.) and smart people

Cons

Not close to a well oiled machine...Process for process sake at times...

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