Does ESPN pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ESPN employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ESPN. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ESPN?

79% of ESPN employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ESPN 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ESPN?

Production Assistant (70) , Intern (37) , Manager (27) , Content Associate (25) , Producer (22) , Marketing Coordinator (21) , Associate Producer (20) , Director (14) , Account Executive (10) , Editor (10) , Estagiário (10) , Software Engineer (10) , Associate Editor (9) , Account Manager (8) , Asistente De Producción (8)

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

"Great Benefits due to being Disney owned" ((in 108 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 35 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 30 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 26 reviews)); "Great coworkers (depends on your department)" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Very hard to get promoted; low pay" ((in 78 reviews)); "Long hours particularly at lower levels" ((in 51 reviews)); "Even though it has been a company priority there is no work/life balance and those promoted are not always the most deserving." ((in 32 reviews)); "Salaries are low, even compared to people at sister companies at Disney who do the same work." ((in 30 reviews)); "Management of this size company is poor" ((in 30 reviews))

What are employees saying about ESPN layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,301 total reviews)

James Pitaro

93% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

3.2

Work/Life balance

ESPN has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,301 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ESPN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Aug 23, 2013

Great company work culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Culture - Benefits - Work in sports ( I mean come on, its great)

Cons

-Pay less then expected - Not much to do in CT - Hard to advance

3.0

Apr 24, 2013

Biggest fan, just not of working here.

Marketing

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

It's ESPN, so as a sports fan you're at your mecca. You get tickets at times, but not all that often, but mostly you get to have all your meetings and reporting be about the sports you love.

Cons

Under average pay. Very little room for growth. Stifles intelligence: respects glad handing over work. Many managers aren't qualified for the positions that they're given.

5.0

Mar 18, 2013

Great Environment, Little Chance to Move Up

Engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Top Facilities and Talent. Decent Pay.

Cons

Lots of horizontal opportunities but little chance of leading the pack.

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