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 35 reviews)); "Great teams throughout the company" ((in 16 reviews)); "Great Coworkers" ((in 13 reviews)); "The work environment is fun and not very corporate at all." ((in 13 reviews)); "Good environment and opportunity to know people from all over the world." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Low pay and not permanent contracts" ((in 40 reviews)); "poor management" ((in 28 reviews)); "Long hours including many weekends" ((in 26 reviews)); "Low salaries and working weekends" ((in 21 reviews)); "No work/life balance." ((in 11 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

4.0

Nov 11, 2020

Great place

Head of design & user experience

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun, great people, exciting industry

Cons

Big company politics, lots of hierarchy

4.0

Oct 24, 2020

good company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible, good environment, hot topic

Cons

No no no no cons

2.0

Oct 18, 2020

Not what it used to be

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Create amazing games that fans love; great perks like bagels, fruits, chips and donuts; free games; amazing holiday party; meet some amazing coworkers that become friends.

Cons

The company is far from what it used to be. It used to be a company that emphasized having fun and keeping employees engaged. Now, it's become a revolving door of people who used to be passionate about the company and wanting to leave for something better. Management constantly lays-off individuals every year (or people leave), and instead of hiring someone to back-fill the position, they spread the work around to the people that are left on the team and expect them to do the work with the same amount of pay. This is a constant problem seen in every department. This year's compensation was the worst anyone at the company has ever seen. We have seen record profits (unfortunately due to COVID), but have seen record low raises. The company seems to care more about profits instead of retaining talent.

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