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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4.0

Apr 13, 2012

Educational and interesting.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If sports is your passion, ESPN is the place to work.

Cons

The promotions are often based more upon seniority than job performance.

4.0

Apr 9, 2012

It is a demanding but rewarding job.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Name recognition Around Sports Making Great TV

Cons

Long Hours Hectic Pace Demanding production schedule

3.0

Mar 13, 2012

In IT side i had fun time at ESPN but however don't expect much in terms of pay or career growth prospects.

Applications developer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Worked for the IT department in North Campus, It is fun and relaxed environment. With TVs all around you will definitely won't much in sport and plus there is lot of activities going on the main campus.

Cons

Lack of competitive pay and growth. Also felt like there is push to hire more and more rather than focus on getting things done with available resources and building and promoting them. In IT department Indians make up large portion of work force but very few are in management level which was little puzzling.

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In IT side i had fun time at ESPN but however don't expect much in terms of pay or career growth prospects.

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