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 189 reviews)); "+ Benefits are great" ((in 131 reviews)); "great team and there are a lot of perks to enjoy" ((in 42 reviews)); "Good work life balance; they actively try to make sure people aren't worked too hard." ((in 40 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and talented" ((in 40 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 106 reviews)); "low salary and hard to be promoted." ((in 50 reviews)); "Most of the have zero management training, no college education, and no leadership qualities whatsoever." ((in 33 reviews)); "Low compensation in an exceptionally high cost of living area and ever rising demands" ((in 31 reviews)); "Upper management is actually brilliant and the best in the business... but those guys kind of walk around campus with their heads in the cloud just waiting to cash in on their golden parachutes, and they act like part of some secret society old boy's club, full of inside jokes and stories that nobody else can ever relate to." ((in 28 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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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,433 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Jun 2, 2017

Poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Really passionate staff, who are all friendly and easy to talk with. Some of the products are the best in the business and they care about the fans.

Cons

Seems like a small company pretending to be big (even though they are big). Really poor HR policies (were there any?). Quite shambolic when it came to managing international operations, seems to be every territory for itself which leads to some unhealthy fiefdoms. Depends on the management for your territory and can I only say I had the worst boss in my entire career there and didn't appear to be any recourse for his actions.

3.0

Mar 29, 2016

Game Master Specialist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great atmosphere, less like co-workers and more like a family. Lots of helping each-other and trying to stick to the core values of the company. Good medical benefits.

Cons

The pay isn't good enough for the work you're expected to do as you're doing all of them (account support, tech support, in-game support). The management staff may become political depending on management style (does not apply to all managers)

3.0

Jan 5, 2016

Not all gold that glitters

Team manager in customer support

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Mostly stable environment (in 8 years I have seen one Layoff) - social cred in your friend circle working for this company - decent environment (nerd bunker)

Cons

- promises made that aren't kept (like: Yes, you can move from CS to development) - constant implementation of more red tape and superfluous procedures for the sake of being "professional" - CS is treated like lower class employees

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Jobs at Blizzard Entertainment

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Senior Software Engineer I

Animator, Gameplay - Temp | Unannounced Game