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 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Blizzard Entertainment?

67% of Blizzard Entertainment employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Blizzard Entertainment 3.9 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 201 reviews)); "+ Benefits are great" ((in 125 reviews)); "great team and there are a lot of perks to enjoy" ((in 44 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and talented" ((in 41 reviews)); "Good work life balance; they actively try to make sure people aren't worked too hard." ((in 35 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 104 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)); "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 29 reviews)); "Low compensation in an exceptionally high cost of living area and ever rising demands" ((in 29 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

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,432 total reviews)

Johanna Faries

77% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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Blizzard Entertainment has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,432 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

1.0

Mar 21, 2021

Politics and greed killed a dream company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great IPs, some last pockets of resistance that still value good products and care about the community.

Cons

Over the years, Activision started to infiltrate high-level executives into Blizzard until all the old guard was kicked-off. Then managed to layoff many employees around the world to consolidate publishing and other support groups into Activision. This corporate Game of Thrones might be generating great cost-savings, but at the same time, it killed everything that made Blizzard unique. Other than dev teams, everyone else reports to someone at Activision, making Blizzard's President a puppet figure in charge of delivering products with increasing obsession in microtransaction and predatory business models. And they aren't fixing Blizzard's previous issues, like low pay, almost impossible internal mobility, divisive 'woke' HR, people accumulating multiple functions with 80 hour weeks, and fundamental distrust in the high-level executives. You might see rosy reviews from newer employees, but those never had the chance to see how Blizzard was truly a special place. They are falling for the bs. If you grew up playing Blizzard games and dreamed of working there, sorry to be bearer of bad news: the Blizzard you love is dead.

5.0

Mar 30, 2018

Amazing culture and Passion for hand-crafted, high quality gaming experiences

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

-Employees bleed passion. They embrace the 8 core values wholeheartedly and live and breath it. -Opportunities for learning and growth. The company has grown quickly over the past few years and there are opportunities beyond just game development! eSports, Consumer Products, Story and Franchise Development and more. -Limited hierarchy, everyone pitches in and has a voice, and focused on meritocracy -You can be yourself. You don't have to be a gaming geek, there are foodies, pet lovers, table top gamers, tinkerers and so many other interests that you can share with others

Cons

-Company is more of a start up-feel and there's a greater need for more process and documentation, however, not to the point where we are taking away from the creativity and to get things done -It takes time to learn the Blizzard way of doing things, but there's a positive in this as everyone understands this and gives new hires a chance to really absorb the culture and build relationships without being thrown into the fire

2.0

May 21, 2016

Crap pay. Crap hours. Clique leadership

In-game support representative

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Free stuff is alright enough. And having art from games that you used to love is nice. Although the love you have for the company and any of its games will drain away.

Cons

Hours are crap. And the company is downright cavalier about paying their cs staff less than what they'd make anywhere else. Leadership is clique as hell. Will bend over backwards for people they like. I literally sent an email to my boss saying "I am dealing with some serious depression. I have been hospitalized twice for suicide attempt and I don't want to lose my job. Please help." And was gone within a month.

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