Does Epic Games pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Epic Games employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Epic Games. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Epic Games?

59% of Epic Games employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Epic Games 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Epic Games?

Software Engineer (24) , Producer (15) , Software Developer (13) , Game Designer (11) , Production Assistant (9) , Senior Software Engineer (9) , Senior Producer (7) , Artist (6) , Designer (6) , Programmer (6) , Senior Programmer (6) , 3D Artist (5) , Community Manager (5) , Intern (5) , Product Manager (5)

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

"Great benefits and very well" ((in 86 reviews)); "Epic has a great culture and treats their contractors very well." ((in 28 reviews)); "this company provides quality with good salary" ((in 24 reviews)); "The team is great" ((in 19 reviews)); "Incredible pay and amazing colleagues" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Senior leadership graded heavily on managing up versus doing their job." ((in 24 reviews)); "bad management it can be really chaotic" ((in 19 reviews)); "Long hours and can be stressful" ((in 17 reviews)); "layoffs are common." ((in 15 reviews)); "the upper management is an absolute joke and they dont care about their staff" ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Epic Games layoffs in 2026?

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

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Epic Games

Epic Games reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(490 total reviews)

Tim Sweeney

42% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Work/Life balance

2.8

Senior management

Epic Games has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 490 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Epic Games 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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490 reviews

1.0

Jun 6, 2024

Golden handcuffs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Health benefits are top notch, unlimited PTO/summer breaks are nice, people are generally good people

Cons

The benefits no longer outweigh the chaotic, burnt out environment and culture that epic has. Very little focus on maintaining processes, laid off the people dedicated to working on improvements/maintaining resources so now things are breaking and no one has time to fix it. Started to feel pressure /guilt trips from leadership to not take as much time off even though there is an unlimited PTO policy. Having to crunch and getting lots of urgent work thrown our way, but when performance reviews come around they can’t tell us what rating we received. It has become demotivating, and even though the benefits are amazing I probably won’t stay much longer

1.0

Mar 24, 2024

Was once a great place to work but is top down heavy now

People team

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great products, good people and good salary and benefits

Cons

I am working for the people team and leadership is awful. It’s top down management and you better do what you are told to. I would be out of here if the salary wasn’t good I will rather hate my job and get paid well as I need the money and the market is not friendly at the moment and Epic knows this. Epic was such a nice place 4 years ago but it’s a completely different company now. Growth opportunities are very random but we have lost many great performers to competitors due to the fact that they did not get opportunities to grow within Epic.

2.0

Sep 19, 2022

Weak leadership, too big

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are incredible, they trap you there. Many of the original employees are still wonderful to work with and maintain the culture as best they can.

Cons

Got way too big without being prepared. Having to overhaul EVERYTHING. Leadership can't seem to make a decision on anything except revoking some benefits. Absolutely floundering on whether or not to go back to the office leaving everyone in limbo. Can't get anything done because the amount of approvals is insane with such a top heavy business. Most in leadership are new, did not promote from within so culture is no longer existent.

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