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 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

2.0

Sep 1, 2022

Lacking Leadership

Producer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits are where the industry should be. Unreal engine is nice

Cons

Leadership lacks decision making. They want the employees to guess what Execs and Sr staff want then evaluate those decisions close to the release (within a week or two). This creates a continuous stream of fires to put out. Leadership does not understand the word plan. They think it's something you do on the spot in the heat of the moment. Lots of egos here. These folks literally think that Fortnite is a HIGH quality product with unique design breaking the boundaries for games.

3.0

Mar 14, 2019

Decent place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The company as a whole takes care of you, good benefits, they are doing amazing things with the engine and game.

Cons

Favoritism is definitely a thing here. Anything you say that management doesn't like could get you let go instantly. Very reactionary to gaming news and events, doesn't plan in advance, always crunching.

5.0

Sep 18, 2022

Life changing benefits! I plan on staying here a LONG time.

Qa tester 2

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Full time employees have the best health insurance I've ever seen. If you only needed 1 reason to work here, it's this. Other benefits are competitive. - Culture here is inclusive and supportive. - Nobody bats an eye if you need to take PTO, like it SHOULD BE. - I like my team and feel like they care about me. We're all just trying to get our work done and live our lives. - I received an unexpectedly GENEROUS pay bump to account for inflation/whatever concerns this year.

Cons

- There's no "crunch", but QA has occasional OT. It's actually voluntary and rarely more than 2 hours extra per day, 3 days per 2 week cycle. I haven't seen anyone being forced to do it after talking to their lead though, MGMT seems genuinely interested in avoiding burnout. Just be aware it exists. - Remote work is great but if you're not in select states, you may be expected to move before promotion.

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