Does ESPN pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ESPN employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ESPN. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ESPN?

79% of ESPN employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ESPN 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ESPN?

Production Assistant (70) , Intern (37) , Manager (27) , Content Associate (25) , Producer (22) , Marketing Coordinator (21) , Associate Producer (20) , Director (14) , Account Executive (10) , Editor (10) , Estagiário (10) , Software Engineer (10) , Associate Editor (9) , Account Manager (8) , Asistente De Producción (8)

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

"Great Benefits due to being Disney owned" ((in 102 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 38 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 28 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 26 reviews)); "The Walt Disney Company give all the employees great benefits." ((in 16 reviews))

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

"Very hard to get promoted; low pay" ((in 81 reviews)); "Long hours particularly at lower levels" ((in 50 reviews)); "Even though it has been a company priority there is no work/life balance and those promoted are not always the most deserving." ((in 36 reviews)); "Salaries are low, even compared to people at sister companies at Disney who do the same work." ((in 33 reviews)); "Management of this size company is poor" ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about ESPN layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,301 total reviews)

James Pitaro

93% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

3.2

Work/Life balance

ESPN has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,301 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ESPN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0

Jan 24, 2017

Disappointed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits, great for sports fans

Cons

too concerned with perception of employees. non equal treatment of sexes, ages and facts. too many middle managers

4.0

Jan 22, 2017

Production Assistant

Production assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good oppourtunties Paid Leave 401K

Cons

Same stuff every day Small work space

3.0

Dec 27, 2016

Ok. But learn quick and get out

Content associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

An abundance of opportunity and various departments to work in. Good health benefits. Can learn a lot and make it anywhere in television.

Cons

Very hard to move up. Log jam in terms of production assistants. Some managers are clueless in helping. No career advancement and too political. Hours can be horrible. No work/life balance.

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