Does Blizzard Entertainment pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Blizzard Entertainment employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Blizzard Entertainment. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Blizzard Entertainment?

64% of Blizzard Entertainment employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Blizzard Entertainment 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Blizzard Entertainment?

Software Engineer (65) , Game Master (64) , Customer Service Representative (40) , Senior Software Engineer (26) , Specialist Game Master (19) , Project Manager (17) , Customer Support Representative (16) , Customer Service (15) , Producer (15) , Test Analyst (15) , Manager (13) , QA Analyst (13) , Designer (12) , Senior Software Engineer I (12) , Program Manager (11)

What are the pros of working at Blizzard Entertainment according to real employee reviews?

"great people you work with at the lower levels but diminishes as you go up the ranks" ((in 197 reviews)); "+ Benefits are great" ((in 131 reviews)); "great team and there are a lot of perks to enjoy" ((in 44 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and talented" ((in 42 reviews)); "Good work life balance; they actively try to make sure people aren't worked too hard." ((in 36 reviews))

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

"Low pay across the board except for the rare few dozen who are either execs or particularly special/tenured devs." ((in 107 reviews)); "low salary and hard to be promoted." ((in 47 reviews)); "Most of the have zero management training, no college education, and no leadership qualities whatsoever." ((in 32 reviews)); "Low compensation in an exceptionally high cost of living area and ever rising demands" ((in 30 reviews)); "Most of your managers don't really understand growth within the company, or your path for promotion." ((in 27 reviews))

What are employees saying about Blizzard Entertainment layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Blizzard Entertainment layoffs and their outlook for job security at Blizzard Entertainment in 2026.

Blizzard Entertainment reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,433 total reviews)

Johanna Faries

70% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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Blizzard Entertainment has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,433 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Blizzard Entertainment 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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1K reviews

5.0

Jan 9, 2017

An Almost Perfect Place to Work

Writer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Blizzard pays very well for most of their positions. I'm sure entry-level roles may not agree, but I've been exceptionally compensated in the jobs I've held at the company. The benefits are also top notch. In addition to all of this, the coworkers and the overall job culture are by far and away the best I've ever experienced, both in the games industry and in other industries.

Cons

It's in California. State taxes are brutal, housing prices are ludicrous, and I genuinely don't enjoy any part about living here. If it weren't for Blizzard being such an exceptional company, I'd have moved right back out of this state.

4.0

Sep 25, 2015

Amazing people, serious issue with pay

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing Culture, smart people. Very relaxed and casual.

Cons

The pay is really low and this is coming from a Software Engineer. I am so passionate about Blizzard and video games, but the salary is at the point where I'm not going to sacrifice my livelihood for my passion. The salaries are seriously lagging the market. One can only hope that Blizzard sees these reviews.

3.0

Jul 14, 2015

Rollar coaster career life

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The community of people there is amazing and very diverse, easy to make friends with your co-workers. Fun company events such as parties in Las Vegas, annual company picnics and champagne celebrations. Playing and talking about video games at work.

Cons

Lower salary compensation for the first several (1-5 years of employment. Senior status drastically increases wages. Profit sharing can be a large part of your annual compensation and this varies enough to be unreliable. Immature business practices create impossible deadlines resulting in months and months of crunch work (60-70+ hour work weeks). Treatment and career advancement of women in the workplace are poor at best. HR department is under developed and ineffective.

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