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

4.0

Oct 28, 2008

Not just a job a soap oprea

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The biggest broadcast learning place in the world. You can learn and see more new STUFF than anywhere in the world.

Cons

Run by the good ole boys. They tend to do what is best for them and not really listen to what people are asking for. It has great hope of being the best place to work if the good ole boys retire

4.0

Oct 16, 2008

Compensation is low but great place to learn and develop career

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Love Sports, Innovative, Challenging, Talented and Intelligent Co Workers, Perks

Cons

Compensation, Disney Corporate Structure, Living in CT, Communication; lack of culture in central connecticut

2.0

Oct 3, 2008

It sounds better to say you work at ESPN than it actual is to work at ESPN

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It sounds glamorous and sexy and the salary/benefits are excellent. They also are quite flexible if you need time off for anything. I was relatively new at the time and needed unplanned surgery and they allowed me to work from home since I did not technically have the time available.

Cons

Some of the decisions by Exceutive leadership can leave you scratching your head. Also, there is an odd, hard to describe culture where women treat other women horribly at the office (for a perception of strength I guess). They are cut throat to themselves but treat the males fine--very strange.

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