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 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Activision Blizzard?

69% 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, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 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 114 reviews)); "Good benefits and PTO" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great vibes and the culture" ((in 35 reviews)); "Good work life balance in London" ((in 29 reviews)); "My team was great." ((in 29 reviews))

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

"Low pay and no promotions" ((in 44 reviews)); "The management is horrible." ((in 30 reviews)); "It feels like we've had too many layoffs" ((in 22 reviews)); "Sometimes can be stressful and long hours" ((in 19 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.

Activision Blizzard reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(649 total reviews)

53% 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

4.0

Jun 13, 2024

Great place to work, but if you work for King only

Sr. security engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is full of benefits that most of the big tech companies have and also technical challenges are really good. Also most of the European team is really great and supports your growth

Cons

Since the company merged with Activision/Blizzard and now with Microsoft the work life balance was touched and that feeling of working for a startup that cares much about your growth as it was with King at the very beginning was left behind. The efforts made to merge teams and tools across organizations that are so different demotivates you to innovate.

Activision Blizzard Response

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5.0

Jun 12, 2024

Great work community

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great community and work colleagues

Cons

Global company often means very matrixed reporting lines.

2.0

Jun 11, 2024

Great industry but poor culture

Finance manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Office had a great location Autonomy over the role Decent co-workers

Cons

Limited progression opportunities Minimal pay rises Low calibre team with too much office politics

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