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 107 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 33 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 29 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 26 reviews)); "Great coworkers (depends on your department)" ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Very hard to get promoted; low pay" ((in 76 reviews)); "Long hours particularly at lower levels" ((in 48 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)); "Salaries are low, even compared to people at sister companies at Disney who do the same work." ((in 32 reviews)); "frequent layoffs (about every 2 years)" ((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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1K reviews

2.0

Dec 2, 2008

Beyond the name of the company, its not worth it.

Researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

You work for ESPN plain and simple. Your work day involves watching and talking about sports. You are up to date on all of the latest news and get to work with some of your favorite sports personalities, not to mention the occasional athlete drop in. And if your looking for a job that make people envious this is it. Tell someone you work for ESPN and you almost always get a positive response.

Cons

The hours make it nearly impossible to have a social life away from work and dont expect for your hard work to pay off in a raise or promotion.

3.0

Nov 28, 2008

It isn't as cracked up as people make it out to be.

Facilities services dispatcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you're a sports fan, and have a thirst for sports knowledge, what better place to learn than at The Worldwide Leader in Sports, ESPN. The benefits are real good and supervisors are very understanding as far as time off.

Cons

Depending on the position, the hours can be rather stressing. Not so much the amount of hours, but the time of day a person' shift is. I work 3rd shift, and the department I work in is on the non-production side, consequently the productivity isn't too high. Also, in my particular department, there isn't much flexibility because of the few people that work in my department.

5.0

Nov 15, 2008

Sports Lovers Paradise...

Production assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you love sports, ESPN is the place to be. The Worldwide Leader in Sports provides a fast-paced, high energy environment where strict deadlines must be met, but the process is enjoyable and exciting.

Cons

The hours can be tough to adjust to at first. Considering that most sporting events happen at night and on the weekends, many of us work well into the night. For someone young like me, this is no problem, but I can envision a time in life when working until 2am will not have the same appeal that it has now.

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