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?

"Benefits are great (they're the best I've had in my career" ((in 36 reviews)); "Great teams throughout the company" ((in 15 reviews)); "The work environment is fun and not very corporate at all." ((in 13 reviews)); "Good coworkers and laid" ((in 12 reviews)); "They provided free food for the days in which we had 12 hours of testing" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Low pay and not permanent contracts" ((in 39 reviews)); "poor management" ((in 29 reviews)); "Long hours including many weekends" ((in 28 reviews)); "Low salaries and working weekends" ((in 21 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

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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

2.0

Dec 18, 2013

Ok at the time worked

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ok at the time worked

Cons

No room for career advancement

4.0

Nov 18, 2013

Worked as a Functional QA tester for a summer

Qa tester

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great summer job decent hourly wages fun environment fun job benefits including cheap video games

Cons

Some shifts are overnight shifts (round the clock testing) Long shifts at different points in development (12+) and 6 days a week (normally 8 hour days, 5 days a week) mandatory 1 hour unpaid lunch/dinner break

2.0

Nov 18, 2013

Only for those who specialize in brown nosing.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with

Cons

Contract thru Volt services. Not so great people to work for.

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