Does Epic Games pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Epic Games employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Epic Games. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Epic Games?

60% of Epic Games employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Epic Games 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Epic Games?

Software Engineer (24) , Producer (15) , Software Developer (13) , Game Designer (11) , Production Assistant (9) , Senior Software Engineer (9) , Senior Producer (7) , Artist (6) , Designer (6) , Programmer (6) , Senior Programmer (6) , 3D Artist (5) , Community Manager (5) , Intern (5) , Product Manager (5)

What are the pros of working at Epic Games according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and very well" ((in 92 reviews)); "Epic has a great culture and treats their contractors very well." ((in 28 reviews)); "The team is great" ((in 22 reviews)); "this company provides quality with good salary" ((in 19 reviews)); "Competitive salary + quarterly bonuses" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"Senior leadership graded heavily on managing up versus doing their job." ((in 24 reviews)); "bad management it can be really chaotic" ((in 20 reviews)); "Long hours and can be stressful" ((in 18 reviews)); "layoffs are common." ((in 14 reviews)); "the upper management is an absolute joke and they dont care about their staff" ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Epic Games layoffs in 2026?

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

What Epic Games locations have received the highest employee ratings?

San Francisco , Raleigh , Charlotte , San Diego , Seattle , Los Angeles , New York , Boston , Cary

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3.7

60% would recommend to a friend

(489 total reviews)

Tim Sweeney

45% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Epic Games has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 489 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Epic Games 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

489 reviews

4.0

Jun 8, 2026

Enjoyable work on games, but frequent layoffs

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work, fun to work on games

Cons

layoffs are an issue most of he time

3.0

Jun 7, 2026

Great team and compensation, but ethics are lacking

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, senior level talent, nice compensation. Fun extras like swag. Unreal Engine is an amazing product. You will learn a lot working here.

Cons

Ethics. Their values have eroded over the years. DEI initiatives were canned. They are now over-sexualizing female characters in game. They make unrealistic demands with what we should do and the timeline on which we should do it. We always release products too quickly, then end up with critical bugs and a bad reputation. They ask you to do work above your level, then don't give you any promotions. They'd rather hire someone from outside into a role than promote from within. Tim Sweeney is a disaster online, an embarrassment.

3.0

Jun 2, 2026

Great benefits and exciting projects, but job security wavers

Qa specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

+ Excellent benefits + Really cool people to work with + Projects are exciting, if stressful

Cons

- Project/Product Management isn't consistent across teams, making it really hard to collaborate between the tech teams. There's no real top-down facilitation of Scrum or other SLCD - As you probably are aware, the company has had multiple layoffs. Job security is in flux

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