Does NEXON America pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NEXON America employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NEXON America. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NEXON America?

68% of NEXON America employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NEXON America 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NEXON America?

Software Engineer (8) , Manager (4) , Production Coordinator (3) , QA Tester (3) , Database Engineer (2) , Localization Coordinator (2) , Producer (2) , Project Manager (2) , Senior Software Engineer (2)

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

"Some great and brilliant people work here." ((in 35 reviews)); "Great benefits and a casual atmosphere." ((in 14 reviews)); "Friendly coworkers (if they decide to speak to you in English)" ((in 12 reviews)); "The culture there is awesome!" ((in 6 reviews)); "Casual work environment." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Low pay (just average)" ((in 13 reviews)); "It's honestly hard to convey the degree to which Nexon's poor management took things to a personal level." ((in 13 reviews)); "low salary" ((in 11 reviews)); "There is almost no middle to upper management." ((in 9 reviews)); "Horrible work/life balance" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about NEXON America layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed NEXON America locations?

El Segundo , Los Angeles , Irvine , Lake Forest , Long Beach , Marina del Rey , Philadelphia , California

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NEXON America reviews

3.5

68% would recommend to a friend

(186 total reviews)

Kenny Chang

91% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

NEXON America has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 186 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NEXON America 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

186 reviews

1.0

Apr 6, 2018

A lost office

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunch once per month. Occasionally, HR allows people to go home before 5pm (e.g., before Christmas holiday) Rare opportunity to learn how NOT to publish games in the West

Cons

Micro-management is the preferred style Retrograde treatment of employees Bed bug infestations several times per year Korean language skills necessary to stay informed History of very weak products

1.0

Mar 27, 2018

Very weak leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not enough to mention here.

Cons

Managers are selected because of tenure or because they don't really want to pay a real manager.

2.0

Feb 14, 2018

Good place to learn things, if you make it into the inner circle, you're golden

Live game production

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Some of the best co-workers one could ask for - You learned a lot from colleagues that were willing to teach - Free food on last Fridays of the month

Cons

- Serious cases of Nepotism - If you weren't in the inner circle, you weren't moving up - Quality workers got laid off, robot managers that don't understand video games got promoted

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