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 196 reviews)); "+ Benefits are great" ((in 130 reviews)); "great team and there are a lot of perks to enjoy" ((in 48 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and talented" ((in 38 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 105 reviews)); "low salary and hard to be promoted." ((in 46 reviews)); "Most of the have zero management training, no college education, and no leadership qualities whatsoever." ((in 31 reviews)); "Low compensation in an exceptionally high cost of living area and ever rising demands" ((in 31 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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Oct 14, 2023

Would not recommend

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent workplace amenities Regular on campus events Good benefits

Cons

This was one of the worst jobs I’ve ever had from a mental health standpoint. Highly disorganized and retaliatory towards employees if you aren’t agreeable.

2.0

Oct 7, 2023

Not a great environment.

Designer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- lots of people are kind as individuals. I made some amazing friends at Blizzard. - work/life balance is fine if you are very intentional about maintaining it.

Cons

- women consistently under promoted and under paid. - if you raise issues you will be talked down to and looked over for promo. - Bobby Kotick runs the show. Ybarra is just a figurehead. Kotick is clearly just trying to rack up a high score for his bank account, and has no real regard for employees. Many members of upper management were the same in my time there. - extremely low pay. People stay for 10+ years and leave with no stock options, no great pay history, nothing on par with what they deserve. Over time, I realized working at Blizzard was somewhat like being in an abusive relationship. Some escape, and some find it tough or impossible to leave, and become accustomed to or excuse the systemic poor treatment.

5.0

Mar 21, 2023

Speaking for myself, this is a very special place to work

Talent acquistion specialist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

-The people that work here love this place and are truly passionate about what they do. -Great work-life balance. -There have been a lot of new people hired over the last 2 years and they seem very focused on making Blizzard inclusive and a great place to work again. -Good work benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, etc. -Recently relaunched BlizzU, a program that provides plenty of opportunities to learn and grow your career. -The Irvine campus is one of the coolest offices I've ever seen. -It seems like leadership tries to be as transparent as possible, even if it leads to mixed or negative results.

Cons

-Your annual bonus is more dependent on how the company is doing, not necessarily reflective of how well you've done your job. -No longer a full-time remote company for most, they are trying to get everyone back in the office for a hybrid work schedule. -Not the most competitive in the industry in terms of base pay.

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