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 109 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 38 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 28 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 28 reviews)); "The Walt Disney Company give all the employees great benefits." ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Very hard to get promoted; low pay" ((in 74 reviews)); "Long hours particularly at lower levels" ((in 49 reviews)); "Management of this size company is poor" ((in 33 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 32 reviews)); "Salaries are low, even compared to people at sister companies at Disney who do the same work." ((in 32 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.

What are the top reviewed ESPN locations?

Buenos Aires , San Isidro , Pilar , Beccar , La Plata , Republica Argentina

ESPN reviews

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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Oct 17, 2015

Dba

Data manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great working environment, sloppy management but laze fare attitude for all except production of TV makes it easy working place.

Cons

They are antiquated in their work at home policies. Management is ill informed and often unavailable. Management expect different things regarding time in office from employee than themselves. Kind of an ole boy network with employees vs. contractors

3.0

Oct 14, 2015

Account Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, cool environment and fun building. Not uncommon to see someone famous in the building. Really nice management and getting to go to Bristol is fun. Great job if you're right out of college.

Cons

Pay is pretty low and it's hard to move up. The work load is pretty intense and the steps needed to get promoted are pretty tough.

3.0

Oct 14, 2015

Great Place to Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits, brand recognition, smart and ambitious people

Cons

can be political when it comes to moving up the ranks

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