Does Electronic Arts pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Electronic Arts employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Electronic Arts. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Electronic Arts?

73% of Electronic Arts employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Electronic Arts 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Electronic Arts?

Software Engineer (310) , QA Tester (128) , Software Engineer II (84) , Game Tester (83) , Senior Software Engineer (70) , Software Engineer III (49) , Development Director (46) , Game Designer (45) , Product Manager (43) , Project Manager (41) , Development Manager (40) , Producer (40) , Software QA Tester (40) , Quality Assurance (36) , Manual QA Tester (35)

What are the pros of working at Electronic Arts according to real employee reviews?

"Testing video games wasn't an overly difficult job and the people I worked with were great." ((in 571 reviews)); "Good benefits (if you manage to become a regular employee which is rare)." ((in 414 reviews)); "The work life balance I had was good (10:00 am" ((in 218 reviews)); "We make a great product and the team here is dedicated to provide the best." ((in 156 reviews)); "Great Campus with many amenities for fun and play" ((in 70 reviews))

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

"Low salary (you need at least 4 overtime days per month to get a decent pay)" ((in 233 reviews)); "Bad management and lack of proper planning." ((in 188 reviews)); "it was boring and low pay" ((in 167 reviews)); "Some really bad managers which makes it hard to shape your career" ((in 97 reviews)); "Long hours and competitve atmposhere" ((in 73 reviews))

What are employees saying about Electronic Arts layoffs in 2026?

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

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Electronic Arts reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(3,992 total reviews)

Andrew Wilson

63% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Electronic Arts has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,992 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Electronic Arts 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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4K reviews

1.0

Jul 19, 2018

Great company, horrendous leaders

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is decent Nice office Some flexibility (if in a good team) Mostly decent folk 10 free games a year (EA ones)

Cons

The leadership team, are truly amateurish; a couple of years ago they restructured and put a new inexperienced team in place whose only purpose seems is serving themselves. It’s like they’re pretending to be leaders but actually have no clue whatsoever. It’s become a toxic environment and boysclub culture with these people now leading the ship. The only way to get ahead is to become a sycophant and talk dirt on others.

1.0

Oct 29, 2020

Great Expectations

Product specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great IP (Star Wars, Mass Effect, FIFA, Need for Speed, The Sims). - Friendly international staff when connecting in person or online. - 10 free EA Games a year.

Cons

GLOBAL - Reorgs of the business every 1.5-2 years. - Lack of vision for mobile gaming. - Analysis paralysis. - Zero consequences for poor company decisions. - HR ignore legitimate breaches of code of conduct from management. LOCAL - Peter Principle. - Tendancy to gaslight staff. - Play favourites. - Zero career opportunities. - Ignore team health results every year.

1.0

Aug 11, 2017

Toxic Experience

Game designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice office and minor perks such as free games.

Cons

Low pay and long hours. Upper management boys club. They only care about the bottom dollar and do whatever they can to put as many dark patters as possible into their games. Overall they are an extremely unethical company that don't care about their staff. Get used to being nothing more than a number.

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