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)); "my team was great." ((in 16 reviews)); "Good coworkers and laid" ((in 14 reviews)); "The work environment is fun and not very corporate at all." ((in 11 reviews)); "Laid back and great managers" ((in 8 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 28 reviews)); "Long hours including many weekends" ((in 25 reviews)); "Low salaries and working weekends" ((in 22 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

(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

5.0

Dec 28, 2015

Marketing Manager

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly talented people at Activision

Cons

Long hours. Difficult to maintain work life balance.

4.0

Aug 2, 2015

qa

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to with with. Always had a lot of fun. lots of jokes but hard workers were there too. management generally came up through the ranks of qa so they understood where you were coming from.

Cons

no real cons. it was a great place to work. some were too idiosyncratic to get along with the others but mostly everyone likes everyone else

5.0

Jul 13, 2015

Producer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work. Very aggressive goals result in best-in-class creative and business performance.

Cons

Pressure to perform and time-requirements are challenging but result in great pay-off.

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