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

Nov 11, 2014

Disappointing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

good atmosphere, nice colleagues, meeting different cultures

Cons

For the localization office there are no perks or bonuses - no free food, no snacks no free drinks. If you work for them in the US is different. You are really at the bottom of the pyramid here. No possibilities of growing in the company, just small summer project. For higher positions like project manager etc, the company prefers outsources and hire people who don't understand anything about video games and games industry , rather then invest on the talented people who already work there. High expectation, Low salary, tons of overtime ...

1.0

Jun 27, 2023

The worst place I've ever worked at

Quality assurance & localisation tester

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

-You get a good line in your CV to allow you to work in a better place. -You meet good people and celebrate when they leave this place too. -You get to work with a very diverse group of people. -Your mental health improves greatly once you leave.

Cons

-No work-life balance. Mandatory overtime and improvised shifts based on how much crunch this year's project needs. -No possibility of career progression if you are not liked by management, regardless of your performance or positive attitude. -Some textbook sociopaths with no social skills or absolutely useless employees get promoted based exclusively on their brown-nosing skills. -At least in my time, no feedback systems in place to allow you to grow professionally. -At least in my time, terrible pay and no benefits at all. -At least in my time, company exploits looping temporary contracts as far as it can be stretched. -Depending on what language you speak, you will have different privileges: its harder to find someone for Japanese and Korean than it is for Spanish, and that translates to less pay and more job insecurity.

Activision Blizzard Response

2y

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We want our employees to know that their priorities are our priorities. If you’d like to offer more feedback, please email us at hr@activision.com

1.0

May 5, 2022

Avoid Esports Department

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

-the people you work with

Cons

-little to no career advancement -revolving door of leadership, the overwatch and call of duty leagues have had a new commissioner/president every year it feels like -the news stories are correct, which loses the leagues sponsorship money -little to no communication with my manager -pay increases are less then inflation on a % basis -non-existent HR department, there is no head of HR let alone a reliable HR department -bonuses are insultingly small -massive layoffs every year to two years -no career path discussions or roadmapping -common career advice for advancement is "leave for another company for a couple years then come back for a higher job title". -the good jobs are in game development not esports

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