Does Square Enix pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Square Enix employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Square Enix. This rating has decreased by 27% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Square Enix?

14% of Square Enix employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Square Enix 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 1.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Square Enix?

QA Tester (7) , Software Engineer (6) , Customer Service Representative (5) , FQA Tester (5) , Project Manager (5) , Analyst (4) , Game Designer (4) , 3D Animator (3) , Director (3) , Game Master (3) , Marketing (3) , Quality Assurance (3) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , 3D Artist (2) , Administrative Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at Square Enix according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits" ((in 18 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 10 reviews)); "Really nice people People first Good salaries Awesome perks" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good work environment to work in" ((in 7 reviews)); "There are some cool benefits when they had a great office pre" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"The pay is low for people coming from outside Japan but contract pay is fair." ((in 19 reviews)); "If you're not friends with the upper management say goodbye to your hours." ((in 6 reviews)); "The barriers were probably external to the department: the managers seemed aware of the issues." ((in 4 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 4 reviews)); "Very low career opportunities in lots of departments once you reach intermediary levels." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Square Enix redundancies in 2026?

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

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Square Enix Reviews

2.4

14% would recommend to a friend

(198 total reviews)

Takashi Kiryu

8% approve of CEO

4% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity and inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.4

Culture and values

1.9

Senior management

1.7

Career opportunities

Square Enix has an employee rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 198 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Square Enix employee rating is 35% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

198 reviews

2.0

Aug 15, 2015

A Toxic Environment with a View

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice office with a great view from the 16th floor. It's much quieter than most offices I've worked at over my 10 year career in the videogame industry. Free drinks and beer Fridays.

Cons

IPs suffer from toxic politics, mostly caused by the talentless, yes-men-manegment at Square-Enix Europe, or local, useless hot-shots who think they're making a positive difference when, in fact, they're only destroying moral and motivation.

1.0

Mar 30, 2016

High turn over rate for a reason.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Free pop and coffee. Most people were good to work with and the games have been received well by players.

Cons

Middle management (producer/director) let personal feelings impact work relationships. Obvious favouritism with long clique lunches, overlooking failures for some and micro-managing others. No direction and complete lack of faith in opinions/experience outside of clique. Constant negative feedback. Finger pointing when (their) reactionary changes are seen as poor course of action. Been described as 'bullies' by other targeted employees.

2.0

Dec 11, 2013

Take it if you don't have other choice

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

If you are game designer or designer you may work on some well known, well established titles. Good office location in the middle of Montreal.

Cons

Office feels very dark, cheap and uncomfortable, hot and humid during summer cold in winter. Not all people you got to work with are best and brightest. They often hire people that Ubisoft won't hire.

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