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 108 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 36 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 30 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 27 reviews)); "The Walt Disney Company give all the employees great benefits." ((in 15 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 32 reviews)); "Salaries are low, even compared to people at sister companies at Disney who do the same work." ((in 30 reviews)); "frequent layoffs (about every 2 years)" ((in 30 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

4.0

Jan 1, 2014

Great work environment. Relaxed yet professional.

Manager promotions

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Energetic and lively work atmosphere. A very youthful mindset is pervasive throughout the company. Must have something to do with being in the sports and entertainment arena.

Cons

Honestly, none come to mind. There may have been certain issues with certain people, but that would be a part of any workplace, so I can't really list it as a "con" as it pertains to working at this company.

3.0

Dec 29, 2013

It's a fun place to work overall but compensation is poor and employees are overworked

Promotions coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great for networking, great employees, work hard-play hard atmosphere, management is willing to listen to input from all employees, management really cares about employees

Cons

Approach leads to a reactive culture, philosophy is great on paper but isn't successfully applied, compensation is poor, lack of resources

3.0

Dec 26, 2013

Good and bad like almost any corporation

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Laid back, cutting edge, a dream for sports fans.

Cons

Messy middle management, constant re-orgs, lack of growth

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