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

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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

Aug 21, 2016

Excellent company to work for!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work hard, play hard! Activision is a high paced company where things are constantly changing and whose structure is very lean and mean. If you are up for this, then it's an amazing place to work.

Cons

High work pressure. Less possibility for training and external programs.

3.0

Jul 7, 2016

QA tester

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Comfortable and relaxing environment.

Cons

No progression for the future if you aren't Irish.

5.0

Jun 22, 2016

Great Place to work at!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This only pertains to my position and not necessarily for other positions in the company ... - Flexible hours (can come in when i want and leave when i want) - Can work from home if needed - Free swag, food, games on occassion - Discount at company game store (2 free games a year, $15 console games, $5/$10 PC games) - Awesome variety of food trucks (10 daily) available - Great people to work with - Work environment is great and casual - Manager is awesome and cares about his team - Play on my PS4/Xbox One at my desk when i have free time

Cons

If anything I guess it's just the politics of the business of this company where it feels like it cares more about making money quickly instead of appealing more to it's fans when it comes to listening to what they want to see in games. Studios seem to be more in charge of creativity in their games but Activision manages more on the giving the deadline and can rush development even if a game doesn't feel complete. But this model has been working successfully for many years which is why change probably won't happy any time soon.

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