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 114 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 35 reviews)); "Great work environment." ((in 30 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 26 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 75 reviews)); "Long hours particularly at lower levels" ((in 49 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 35 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 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.

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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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1K reviews

4.0

Jun 18, 2011

ESPN Internship

Intern

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CEO approval

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Pros

Seeing talent and notable athletes on a regular basis is pretty awesome. Employees are some of the best people i've ever met. Cafe and gym onsite is very awesome.

Cons

The surrounding area is terrible. Couldn't see myself living near Bristol, CT. That is really the only con for working at ESPN.

5.0

Jun 7, 2011

ESPN is an absolutely incredible place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

people culture pride in brand opportunities learning perks get a powerful name on your resume opportunity to travel stability salary

Cons

My job was located in Bristol, and it's way too cold in the NE for me.

2.0

May 11, 2011

Not that great. Okay place if you don't have any other options.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Brand; Some work flexible arrangments available: Some perks like access to gym

Cons

ESPN will pay you low because they know that alot of people are willing to work for ESPN no matter what and ESPN leverages that. Other smaller companies will pay more than ESPN, I know this for a fact. Also, there is alot good old boy network going on when it comes to promotion.

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