Does Riot Games pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Riot Games employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Riot Games. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Riot Games?

74% of Riot Games employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Riot Games 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Riot Games?

Software Engineer (74) , Senior Software Engineer (27) , Intern (21) , Producer (18) , Product Manager (18) , Manager (16) , Game Designer (14) , Concept Artist (12) , Artist (10) , Associate Producer (10) , Development Manager (9) , Project Manager (9) , 3D Artist (8) , Brand Manager (8) , Engineering Manager (8)

What are the pros of working at Riot Games according to real employee reviews?

"Great people (so passionate and engaged with what they do)" ((in 173 reviews)); "Great culture and resources." ((in 129 reviews)); "3) Cultural benefits are great" ((in 104 reviews)); "good pay so it was good" ((in 47 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 39 reviews))

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

"riotous to ask for more money and senior leadership often stonewalls monetary requests." ((in 57 reviews)); "Managers at Riot are usually good at their craft and bad at managing people" ((in 44 reviews)); "avoid bad management and culture here" ((in 37 reviews)); "Big bets are now met with big layoffs of people who didn't make the big bet to begin with while those in senior leadership who make the big bets are free to make bigger bets in the future with other peoples careers." ((in 18 reviews)); "Employees may face long hours and high" ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about Riot Games layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Riot Games layoffs and their outlook for job security at Riot Games in 2026.

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3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,040 total reviews)

Dylan Jadeja

66% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Riot Games has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,040 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Riot Games employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Médias et communication industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews

4.0

Sep 29, 2025

Great company, pay and growth could be better

Researcher iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, good work-life balance most of year, learning opportunities in your craft

Cons

Promotion opportunities and performance standards are very different depending on the team. Insights discipline have a much higher bar than most, which is used as an excuse to block promotions unless you can walk over water.

4.0

Sep 24, 2025

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Partner manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fun company and good overall culture

Cons

a continuously shifting team structure

2.0

Sep 24, 2025

Career Opportunities Suck

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits Talented people across disciplines A real passion for making great games within game teams

Cons

Career progression is legitimately terrible. You can slave away get positive feedback and be stuck at the senior level forever in spite outperforming those a level above you for years (I've seen this happen to multiple people in multiple disciplines) Leadership favors hiring at the highest levels but doesnt manage to fill out our ranks with promising associate/mid levels. Half the people they hire dont end up performing It feels like every director just fills out principal roles like supreme court justices Vertical DEI kinda sucks. Teams aren't very diverse especially in design and engineering. Everyone is white or east asian and basically no women

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