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 113 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 36 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 31 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 27 reviews)); "Friendly coworkers and family atmosphere" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"Very hard to get promoted; low pay" ((in 77 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 33 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 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

Compare 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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Aug 26, 2020

It's a great place to learn, and settle down...

Lead designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

• Looks great on your resume and everyone thinks it's awesome you work there • They have resource after resource for you to explore, if you're willing to put in the work, and sell them on why it's a worthwhile endeavor • Seriously, you can learn A LOT

Cons

• The people who share knowledge and resources and do the most good in the company, end up being overlooked • You are a small fish in a big pond • Uptalkers

2.0

Jul 17, 2019

Must love Bristol CT and mediocracy

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Committee decisions are the norm. Mickey Mouse benefits are ok, fringe benefits are excellent. Some good people still are there.

Cons

Committee decisions erode the best solutions to Value Engineering. Mickey Mouse has hacked at the staff across ESPN, ABC, and studios they purchased. Once was a great place to work now muddled by poor morale.

2.0

Jun 28, 2019

Archaic, Behind the Times, and Traditional

Human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working at ESPN means you also work for Disney, and in HR that means there are plenty of opportunities to go to different segments and still maintain employment/benefits within the company.

Cons

HR leadership subscribes to bottom-down management: walking around the floor at 6pm to ensure people are still there working, maintaining that employees be in role for a set period of time (at least two years) before eligible for promotions, celebrating birthdays instead of achievements, rewarding individuals instead of teams, working behind closed doors and offering no visibility into their decision-making, and mandating all HR employees sit in the middle of the floor with no windows as they all have large offices on the perimeter of the building. It's like working for a company that's still living in the 60s.

Viewing 25 - 27 of 1,301 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Walt Disney Company

3.7★Compensation & Benefits

XYZ (Turkey)

3.5★Compensation & Benefits

Jignesh Jariwala

3.9★Compensation & Benefits

Fermata

3.7★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at ESPN

Supervisor, REMI Operations

Sr Remote Operations Producer

Seasonal Production Assistant

Seasonal Production Assistant

Recurring Remote Digital Content Associate (Spanish)

ESPN

ESPN reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

It's a great place to learn, and settle down...

Must love Bristol CT and mediocracy

Archaic, Behind the Times, and Traditional

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Jobs at ESPN

ESPN reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

ESPN reviews FAQs

Jobs at ESPN