Does Activision pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Activision employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Activision. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Activision?

69% of Activision employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Activision 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Activision?

QA Tester (24) , Quality Assurance Tester (16) , Localization QA Tester (13) , Software Engineer (12) , Software QA Tester (12) , Quality Assurance (9) , Manager (8) , QA Functional Tester (8) , Localisation QA Tester (7) , Director (6) , Functional QA Tester (6) , QA Localization Tester (6) , Senior Producer (6) , Associate Producer (5) , Intern (5)

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

"TC and benefits are good." ((in 36 reviews)); "Great teams throughout the company" ((in 16 reviews)); "The work environment is fun and not very corporate at all." ((in 13 reviews)); "Good coworkers and laid" ((in 12 reviews)); "Manager is awesome and cares about his team" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Low pay and not permanent contracts" ((in 38 reviews)); "Long hours including many weekends" ((in 27 reviews)); "poor management" ((in 26 reviews)); "Low salaries and working weekends" ((in 21 reviews)); "No work/life balance." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Activision layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Activision locations?

Santa Monica , Los Angeles , Eden Prairie , Austin , Minneapolis , El Segundo , San Francisco , San Diego , Seattle , Bloomington , Edison , New York , Middleton , Boscobel , Portland , Charlotte , Raleigh , Houston , Cincinnati , Burbank , Irvine , Pasadena , Sherman Oaks , San Jose , Boulder , Las Vegas , New Orleans , Vancouver , Portland , Boston

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Activision reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(369 total reviews)

Rob Kostich

59% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Activision has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 369 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Activision 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

369 reviews

3.0

Oct 17, 2024

Not a specially good or bad place to work in my experience.

Gameplay engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working here provides with good benefits and resources.

Cons

It's a bad place to develop professionally.

2.0

Dec 11, 2023

Good people bad management

Qa localization tester

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great multicultural environment to be working in. Interesting job if you're interested in video games.

Cons

The job gets repetitive quickly. The salary is barely enough to afford the costs of living in Dublin. Toxic management.

1.0

Jan 27, 2023

Toxic workplace

Computer programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The name activision on your cv

Cons

•Toxic work place •A lot of crunch time •They say they have a "competitive salary" but only give dimes •they always remind you that you are replaceable •lie a lot

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