Does Electronic Arts pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Electronic Arts employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Electronic Arts. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Electronic Arts?

74% of Electronic Arts employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Electronic Arts 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Electronic Arts?

Software Engineer (310) , QA Tester (128) , Software Engineer II (84) , Game Tester (83) , Senior Software Engineer (70) , Software Engineer III (49) , Development Director (46) , Game Designer (45) , Product Manager (43) , Project Manager (41) , Development Manager (40) , Producer (40) , Software QA Tester (40) , Quality Assurance (36) , Manual QA Tester (35)

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

"Testing video games wasn't an overly difficult job and the people I worked with were great." ((in 562 reviews)); "Good benefits (if you manage to become a regular employee which is rare)." ((in 411 reviews)); "The work life balance I had was good (10:00 am" ((in 211 reviews)); "We make a great product and the team here is dedicated to provide the best." ((in 156 reviews)); "Great campus and perks." ((in 72 reviews))

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

"Low salary (you need at least 4 overtime days per month to get a decent pay)" ((in 232 reviews)); "Bad management and lack of proper planning." ((in 197 reviews)); "it was boring and low pay" ((in 162 reviews)); "Some really bad managers which makes it hard to shape your career" ((in 95 reviews)); "Long hours and competitve atmposhere" ((in 78 reviews))

What are employees saying about Electronic Arts layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Electronic Arts locations?

São Paulo , Rio Branco , São José dos Campos , Brasília , Belo Horizonte

Electronic Arts reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,994 total reviews)

Andrew Wilson

64% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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Electronic Arts has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,994 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Electronic Arts 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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4K reviews

4.0

Aug 26, 2010

Game Desinger

Game designer

Recommend

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Pros

Electronic Arts has good benefits and there are many talented people working on the teams.

Cons

Lots of politics. Poor management at times.

3.0

Dec 30, 2009

A solid place to work.

Quality assurance

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Basically, everyone around you loves videogames, and that was nice.

Cons

I worked there after a merger from a larger company, and the loss of individual identity was fairly alarming.

4.0

Dec 3, 2008

Great summer at Ea.

Software engineer intern

Recommend

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Pros

If you like games you should definitely work here. You get a great exposure to the industry you make great connections here. There are a lot of famous people that come in here both in the gaming and entertainment business. You get to the touch the product that basically ships out close to a 200 million dollar revenue.

Cons

The management sometimes seems to hold a big red tape on what goes on in the game.

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