Does Riot Games pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Riot Games employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Riot Games. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Riot Games?

75% of Riot Games employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Riot Games 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Riot Games?

Software Engineer (75) , Senior Software Engineer (27) , Intern (21) , Producer (18) , Product Manager (18) , Manager (16) , Game Designer (14) , Concept Artist (12) , Artist (10) , Associate Producer (10) , Development Manager (9) , Project Manager (9) , 3D Artist (8) , Brand Manager (8) , Engineering Manager (8)

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

"Great people (so passionate and engaged with what they do)" ((in 168 reviews)); "Great culture and resources." ((in 132 reviews)); "3) Cultural benefits are great" ((in 104 reviews)); "(+) Good pay." ((in 48 reviews)); "Great teams and space to work in" ((in 40 reviews))

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

"riotous to ask for more money and senior leadership often stonewalls monetary requests." ((in 57 reviews)); "Managers at Riot are usually good at their craft and bad at managing people" ((in 47 reviews)); "avoid bad management and culture here" ((in 37 reviews)); "Layoffs were done abruptly, no prior communication" ((in 19 reviews)); "Employees may face long hours and high" ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about Riot Games layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Riot Games locations?

São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Itaperuna , Rio Branco , São José dos Campos , Guarulhos , Catanduva , Manaus , Coronel João Sá

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Riot Games reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,043 total reviews)

Dylan Jadeja

68% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Riot Games has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,043 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Riot 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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3.0

Dec 22, 2015

Great on surface, but there are problems underneath.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, good environment. You have freedom to grow and learn new things. The culture is great and positive most of the times, and you can default to trust with most colleagues. There are always new challenges to face and learn from. Most people are gamers and it's accepted to play during office hours as a break.

Cons

Everything looks great for the first few months, but soon afterwards the hidden issues come to the surface. Compensation is lacking, as Dublin is super expensive. Hiring is really slow, many departments are constantly understaffed, making people overworked or having too much on their plate. Additionally there are a few lazy people that do the bare minimum, dragging their teams and others behind. Office politics are very real, despite a claim for meritocracy. There's a general 'we're awesome' mentality, but it's pretty superficial. There's a lot of things that need to improve.

2.0

Sep 4, 2022

Bullying brushed as inside jokes

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

* You get to work on projects known to the entire world * Free food, drinks, and snacks

Cons

* Sexist remarks from management every time there's an upcoming some kind of con asking if I'll be wearing something *sexy* this year; * Harassment from co-workers asking when you're going to reach a certain rank on the game you work as it would be a requirement to do your job well? Everyone brushes it off as a joke but when someone asks how long will it take you to reach it every second day and "jokingly" saying that employees who can't achieve certain rank shouldn't be working on them as they "don't" really understand the game.

3.0

Nov 20, 2019

Your Quality of Life Depends on Your Team

Production

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the smartest people I've ever worked with. It's nice you can just leave for the doctor or for a date whenever you want without needing to ask anyone. And best of all free food everywhere. Kombucha on tap!! Beer!! If you're on a good team, it's the best company in the world. When it's fun it's really really fun. Great parties.

Cons

Some of the most entitled people I've ever worked with and lots of people waste time playing games, but miss their deadlines. Terrible management in some teams, poor learning and development so those bosses never level up. Very low pay compared to the cost of living in Santa Monica. If you have college debt you're gonna be paycheck to paycheck. Everything depends on your team. God help you if you're stuck with one of the bad managers, you're career will be stonewalled forever. We reorg so often that I've known people who have had more managers than years they've been working here. We talk about accountability but few people are truly held accountable for anything from sexual harassment claims to product failures. Politics and backstabbing is getting depressingly high and people are leaving because managers let other people take credit for their direct report's work.

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