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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Activision?

73% of Activision employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Activision 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.2 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 36 reviews)); "The work environment is fun and not very corporate at all." ((in 13 reviews)); "Great teams throughout the company" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good coworkers and laid" ((in 12 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 34 reviews)); "poor management" ((in 29 reviews)); "Long hours including many weekends" ((in 26 reviews)); "Low salaries and working weekends" ((in 22 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

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(369 total reviews)

Rob Kostich

59% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Activision has an employee rating of 3.8 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

4.0

Feb 6, 2024

Great, but employee value is lacking.

Senior qa analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun to work on games, loved co-workers, fairly easy and non stressful job.

Cons

Employee value is underappreciated and morale can get fairly low due to that.

4.0

Jan 11, 2024

Fine place to work, highly recommend despite burnout

Functional qa tester

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tightly knit community, decent benefits

Cons

You will never enjoy playing video games in your down time ever again

4.0

Jan 8, 2024

Video game tester

Software qa tester

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Play video games all day

Cons

You don't get to choose what games you play. You might end up play a terrible kids game. The epitome of a dead end job. Not much mobility

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