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

(71 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

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Reviews by job title

71 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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2.0

Jan 26, 2023

Challenging to say the least

Sr. marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you love video games, big budget trailers, want to work hard and get a lot of experience. Activision puts on a good show.

Cons

Minimal career advancement, rampant sexism, leadership who is committed to not changing and isn't incentivized to do so, below market compensation

5.0

Jan 26, 2023

It's a decent job

Quality assurance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- OT is currently voluntary - Fulltime, paid per hour. - For now, employees still have the option to work from home, and for those that's like to work in the office that is also an option. - Wages have increased since I first started working. - Coworkers/Managers are friendly and want you to succeed at doing your job. - It is a fun job. - The benefits are pretty decent in my opinion. - Usually yearly, there are opportunities to apply for more managerial roles if an employee would like to pursue them. - The company tries to be transparent about news.

Cons

- Inflexible on start/end times (you start and end at very specific times based on project/shift, these times cannot be moved not including any OT) - Overtime is dependent on manager approval and good standing (have you met/exceeded the requirements of your job to allow for OT) - You'll be sitting at a desk for the whole day behind a computer screen.

3.0

Dec 6, 2022

Team was great, company was not

Senior motion designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, worked with great artists and had an awesome supervisor

Cons

Unethical company at the top. The final straw was the multiple sexual harassment lawsuits that seemed to make no difference in the eyes of the execs. Expectations in terms of deadlines were frustrating and working on the same title (COD) constantly was so brain-numbing after a while.

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