Does Lucasfilm pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lucasfilm employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lucasfilm. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lucasfilm?

75% of Lucasfilm employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lucasfilm 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lucasfilm?

Production Assistant (9) , Artist (5) , Intern (5) , Production Coordinator (5) , Art Director (4) , Coordinator (4) , Digital Artist (4) , Director (4) , Executive Assistant (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , (3) , Game Designer (3) , Marketing (3) , Senior Animator (3) , Software Engineer (3)

What are the pros of working at Lucasfilm according to real employee reviews?

"The people were great to work with." ((in 51 reviews)); "The benefits are good and we had bonus!" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great work environment." ((in 10 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 9 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues and great resources to work." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Pay is low for Bay Area which is not a strength to retain talent" ((in 22 reviews)); "Poor management, unfortunate and sadden closure of entire office" ((in 17 reviews)); "Low salary and far from my house" ((in 8 reviews)); "My estimation is 700 total layoffs this past April out of about 1900 employees (not just LucasArts.)" ((in 6 reviews)); "Growth opportunities seemed rare." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lucasfilm layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lucasfilm layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lucasfilm in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Lucasfilm locations?

San Francisco , Nicasio , San Rafael , Los Angeles , Burbank , South San Francisco , Manhattan Beach , New York , China , Fairfax , Oakland , Maple Valley , Kentucky , Chicago , Marin City , Ignacio

Lucasfilm reviews

4.2

75% would recommend to a friend

(254 total reviews)

Kathleen Kennedy

62% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Lucasfilm has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 254 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lucasfilm employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

254 reviews

2.0

Dec 25, 2008

Some great opportunities but poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A personal pride that comes with knowing you work for Lucasfilm. The satisfaction of feeling like you can actually take part in rather senior level type of decisionmaking even if you are not at a senior level.

Cons

Management treats employees like children, giving them virtually no awareness of the budget process or overall vision of the company. Sometimes I thought that the most senior management genuinely didn't understand the business. Even the simplest decisions like where to stay on a business trip have to get "approved". Also, and the worst part -- senior management doesn't even know or care about Star Wars or Indiana Jones, sometimes it's like these things are actively DISLIKED.

4.0

Dec 10, 2008

Overall really happy

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is really exciting to work at an entertainment company that is involved on a variety of different mediums. Right now it is really great to be at a private company due to the volatility in the market but overall the benefit is we get to have longer term plans that have a chance of being implemented (I think I am a little burnt by the quarterly targets at public companies dramatically changing the plans to make shareholders happy for the next 3 months).

Cons

Not enough time off for the level of work Being private the lack of any equity stake and not understanding the bonus program

5.0

Nov 24, 2008

Cool work in a great industry.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, outstanding work environment; ability to work on really cool projects - the best in the industry. A long term outlook for the business.

Cons

No stock so limited upside potential.

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