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 40 reviews)); "Great teams throughout the company" ((in 17 reviews)); "Good coworkers and laid" ((in 13 reviews)); "The work environment is fun and not very corporate at all." ((in 13 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 41 reviews)); "poor management" ((in 29 reviews)); "Long hours including many weekends" ((in 28 reviews)); "Low salaries and working weekends" ((in 19 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

Activision reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(369 total reviews)

Rob Kostich

59% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

369 reviews

3.0

Jun 30, 2022

Great Resume Builder

Quality assurance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Able to see and gain insight into the gaming industry and the people that work in it, view production processes, and watch AAA titles being debugged and shipped to market in real time on a quarterly cycle.

Cons

QA Testers are underpaid, overworked and unrewarded in this industry. This job does provide good experience, however the turnover is very high and there is little opportunity for advancement, if any from this level of contract work for the average worker.

4.0

Jun 24, 2022

decent pay

Manual qa tester

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

full time benefits and great communication with flexible scheduling

Cons

hard to move up the chain

5.0

Jun 20, 2022

Dream Job

Strategy analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team, great work assignments

Cons

Disjointed groups within the company

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