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?

"The health and family planning benefits are great." ((in 110 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 32 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 23 reviews)); "Great coworkers (depends on your department)" ((in 14 reviews)); "They really care about their people and give great benefits to their employees and their families." ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Very hard to get promoted; low pay" ((in 77 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 34 reviews)); "Management of this size company is poor" ((in 30 reviews)); "Salaries are low, even compared to people at sister companies at Disney who do the same work." ((in 27 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.

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

3.0

May 1, 2014

Get in, get what you need and get out

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big name on your resume to build a career off of.

Cons

Location, low salary, old boys club & politics.

5.0

Apr 29, 2014

The Worldwide Leader in innovation and how they treat their people.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ESPN invests in it's people, cares for and develops them. An environment where you can learn, grow, and take on new opportunity for growth. Great people to work for, a very positive workplace!

Cons

There are no cons I can think of. You would be hard pressed to find a better place to work. If you are not passionate about what you do, then this might not be the place for you.

3.0

Apr 29, 2014

Great Brand, great experience

Programming

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working for the biggest sports TV company in the world can really only help your career. Their content is, with a few exceptions, among the very best. TWDC perks are not bad, although not significantly different from the media industry in general. Disney has a well developed internal training programme.

Cons

Very little room for growth unless you're in Bristol, the London office struggled with personal and professional development. Remuneration levels are slightly below the industry standard as the consensus is "you should be happy to work in sports". International division suffered from lack of leadership and there was very little connection between ESPN and Disney. Working long hours and on weekends can to some extent be expected in a live sports environment, but remuneration should be adjusted accordingly.

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