Does Activision pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Activision employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Activision. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Activision?

64% of Activision employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Activision 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 2.8 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 38 reviews)); "Good coworkers and laid" ((in 13 reviews)); "The work environment is fun and not very corporate at all." ((in 13 reviews)); "my team was great." ((in 13 reviews)); "+ Good atmosphere, even when things are not going that great" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Low pay and not permanent contracts" ((in 38 reviews)); "Long hours including many weekends" ((in 26 reviews)); "poor management" ((in 26 reviews)); "Low salaries and working weekends" ((in 20 reviews)); "No work/life balance." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Activision redundancies in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Activision locations?

Quebec , Vancouver , Toronto , Montreal

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Activision Reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(367 total reviews)

Rob Kostich

46% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity and inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture and values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Activision has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 367 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 and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

367 reviews

5.0

Feb 10, 2018

Amazing growth and learning potential, though certainly a challenging environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Making an impact on some of the largest franchises in gaming, and not just an impact, but a significant impact, partly due to the fairly decentralized nature of the company, where each part of the business (studios, corporate teams, etc) are fairly small (<250 people).

Cons

On the flipside, the level of autonomy and decentralization does make decision making/follow-through an occasionally tumultuous process.

1.0

Jan 27, 2023

Toxic workplace

Computer programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The name activision on your cv

Cons

•Toxic work place •A lot of crunch time •They say they have a "competitive salary" but only give dimes •they always remind you that you are replaceable •lie a lot

3.0

Mar 6, 2017

QA

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Pretty cool activities, beer on fridays, bagels, etc. Entire activision game library at a preferential price and the people are pretty fun too (the leads are saving them honestly, because the direction...well..... this is activision)

Cons

Dull and repetitive job, you're but a number , and you can be replaced, someone will make sure that you're aware of that info

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