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 38 reviews)); "Great teams throughout the company" ((in 18 reviews)); "The work environment is fun and not very corporate at all." ((in 12 reviews)); "Manager is awesome and cares about his team" ((in 7 reviews)); "We were also given the opportunity to give presentations to other studio executives." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Low pay and not permanent contracts" ((in 42 reviews)); "Long hours including many weekends" ((in 28 reviews)); "Management does not care about workers under them (Lots of brown nosing)" ((in 27 reviews)); "Low salaries and working weekends" ((in 21 reviews)); "No work/life balance." ((in 14 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

2.0

Oct 24, 2009

Not the place you want to be

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some really great games although getting much to into re-hashing old titles over and over again. Opportunity to work with good people, but more and more bad people joining since the merger. Losing all creativity, passion, and understanding of gaming.

Cons

No work-life balance. Management has no care or respect for employees. Mindset is to push boxes out the door with no care, regard, or knowledge of what is even being sold at times. More overhead since the merger. The company is getting fat and the management are arrogant.

3.0

Oct 10, 2009

Small fish, big pond - good experience but good luck.

Quality assurance tester

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to work on major licenses and titles, witness development process, opportunity to improve game product, good processes, dedicated management

Cons

Too many temporary employees that can lack passion putting strain on other team members, recognition of professionalism and dedication is not given soon enough causing some stagnation, separation and disregard from "full time qa" toward their "temp" brethren who can be working hard to separate themselves from the rest, strange attitudes and strictness regarding breaks/lunch with little regard towards real-life emergencies and issues

4.0

Jul 19, 2009

Fun environment with some mentionable trade-offs

Programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Activision is a stable company with mostly established franchises. The work environment is fun and not very corporate at all. Shorts, sandals, and tattoos are welcome. Studios tend to give nice perks and treat employees relatively well (aside from the long hours that are often required). Bonuses rewarded for games that are significantly profitable.

Cons

Typical game development industry woes: Long hours for months at a time before a game ships. Salaries tend to come up on the light side compared to software gigs not within the game industry. Also Activision likes to bleed game franchises dry, so you'll find yourself mostly working on sequels year after year. "Carrot on a stick" deadlines.

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