Does 2K pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, 2K employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at 2K. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at 2K?

53% of 2K employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated 2K 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at 2K?

QA Tester (12) , Software Engineer (12) , Software QA Tester (5) , Anonymous (4) , Quality Assurance Tester (4) , 3D Artist (3) , Animator (3) , Data Scientist (3) , Director (3) , Game Tester (3) , Performance Marketing (3) , Performance Marketing Analyst (3) , Senior Manager (3) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , Social Media Manager (3)

What are the pros of working at 2K according to real employee reviews?

"Great People at the lower level" ((in 38 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 17 reviews)); "My team and colleagues were great, everyone in office is friendly" ((in 8 reviews)); "My team was amazing." ((in 7 reviews)); "Great culture, nice mentors, cozy office" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at 2K according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay (very low by the Bay area standards and cost of living) ." ((in 14 reviews)); "Leads to bad work life balance and unclear expectations for subordinates." ((in 10 reviews)); "Abysmal management, abysmal facility" ((in 8 reviews)); "Consistently chasing the Image of Rockstar Games with a major lack of creative leadership." ((in 8 reviews)); "You don't always get asked to review your manager." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about 2K layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about 2K layoffs and their outlook for job security at 2K in 2026.

What are the top reviewed 2K locations?

Novato , Las Vegas , Northridge , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Richmond , Austin , Irvine , Petaluma , Seattle , Abilene , Notre Dame , Agoura Hills , Glendale , Camarillo , San Bernardino , Sacramento , San Mateo , Cupertino , San Jose , Atlanta , Novato Valley

2K reviews

3.5

53% would recommend to a friend

(229 total reviews)

David Ismailer

44% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

2K has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 229 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The 2K employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

229 reviews

1.0

Aug 7, 2017

Horrible location even worse management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Small group of fun hardworking people here. If you are lazy but have a good social game this is the company for you!

Cons

Salaries way too low for location in Marin. Managers, Directors, and VPs only concerned with themselves. Zero mentoring at the company. No interest in developing hard working employees. Once you start working here you will be pidgeon holed to that task and job title. After begging for other responsibilities in order to grow, a year later you still will not get a promotion. Glad to be moving on, there are way better company's to work for, ones that appreciate their employees.

4.0

Jul 7, 2017

Best company I ever worked for

Lqa tester

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working on great video games and getting experience on a wide variety of consoles and bug DBs. The atmosphere in the office (UK) is friendly and usually relaxed (there are stressful times here too during peak periods!). Leads and managers are competent and approachable, and they will actually listen to you if your are bringing up good ideas. There are training opportunities and fair chances to advance due to merit rather than favoritism. Annual bonus and pay rise, nice benefits, HR actually know what they are doing.

Cons

Pay is low but in range for this industry. There is the chance of getting stuck on working on the same video game for years in a row if you are assigned to the team who work on the franchise (yet, you might like that if you are a fan).

2.0

Jun 20, 2017

Serious management changes required

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Yearly bonus. Option to live north of San Francisco and close to work (but not generally recommended for young single professionals).

Cons

As others have stated, there is a very cliquish element. There is absolutely no onboarding, and there is mass dysfunction between different departments. There is quite a bit of favoritism at play - too many employees exist that don't contribute very much, while some very talented individuals are demoralized because of lack of job growth, and very little recognition from top leadership. Senior leadership functions like they are too busy to get back to employees. Some completely ignore simple email requests. Because of the location, this place has a very hard time attracting and keeping talent - unless the employees are tied to Marin, it's pretty much impossible to keep good talent given the deficiencies that exist in this company.

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