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?

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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

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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

Sep 5, 2017

Video Games!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The People. The Video Game industry is just fantastic in relation to the people you meet and work with. Some fun Company activities. I was lucky enough to have good management during most of my tenure

Cons

Poor work/life balance but this should be expected during crunch time. Low wages for QA. Very few opportunities for upward mobility

4.0

Jun 29, 2017

A Great Place to Work

Qa manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. The best in the business work there, so co-worker competency is usually very high. Very generous severance packages.

Cons

The salaries are a bit low due to the fact that it's a "passion industry", but not criminally low once you are above the entry level.

3.0

May 11, 2017

QA Tester

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Like-minded Co-workers Free Activision Merchandise Testing games is fun some of the time

Cons

Zero Work/Life Balance during crunch Stressful environment during crunch Some co-workers were not really taking the job seriously

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