Does PlayStation pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, PlayStation employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at PlayStation. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at PlayStation?

80% of PlayStation employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated PlayStation 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PlayStation?

Software Engineer (76) , Senior Software Engineer (38) , Manager (31) , Project Manager (19) , Intern (16) , Product Manager (15) , Senior Manager (15) , Marketing (14) , Animator (13) , Game Tester (13) , Director (12) , Producer (12) , Program Manager (12) , Internship (10) , Software Developer (10)

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

"Great for people without experience to get a head start and move up in a corporate environment." ((in 211 reviews)); "Good benefits if you are a gamer" ((in 118 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (hours are reasonable)" ((in 76 reviews)); "Team is great and supportive" ((in 60 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and fun" ((in 34 reviews))

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

"Pay is low relative to tech peers." ((in 56 reviews)); "low salary and hard to progress" ((in 44 reviews)); "Managers don't seem to care about anything, accountability is zilch, and there's zero company direction." ((in 37 reviews)); "I stay because not all the senior management is bad, but SNEI has some of the worst senior managers ever." ((in 19 reviews)); "Upper management often seems disorganized as to what exactly the direction of the company is going in and change takes a lot of time." ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about PlayStation layoffs in 2026?

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

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PlayStation reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(1,331 total reviews)

Jim Ryan

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

PlayStation has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,331 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The PlayStation 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Mar 24, 2011

Ok could be better

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Brand Recognition Ton of Marketing Money Spent

Cons

Information flow slow time to market

3.0

Mar 14, 2011

Low salary, almost impossible to grow professionally.

Qa professional

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, flexible schedule. Paid Christmas shutdown. Decent benefits.

Cons

Every time employees hear that the company doing very well, number one on the market. Bonuses are very low. Chaotic communication between groups and departments. Low salaries. Very difficult to get noticed and rewarded.

2.0

Mar 10, 2011

There are still many issues between the regional headquarters that need to be addressed.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The Job stability and benefits. Working on intersting new hardware.

Cons

Japan does not fully understand the European and North American markets, yet drives most of the decisions.

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Jobs at PlayStation

Sr Manager, Employee Relations