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?

73% 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 175 reviews)); "Great culture and resources." ((in 124 reviews)); "3) Cultural benefits are great" ((in 102 reviews)); "good pay so it was good" ((in 52 reviews)); "round and great campus" ((in 41 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 59 reviews)); "Managers at Riot are usually good at their craft and bad at managing people" ((in 48 reviews)); "avoid bad management and culture here" ((in 37 reviews)); "Employees may face long hours and high" ((in 19 reviews)); "Layoffs are abrupt, poorly communicated, and morale" ((in 17 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

73% would recommend to a friend

(1,040 total reviews)

Dylan Jadeja

64% approve of CEO

51% 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 Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

May 31, 2022

Horrible company to be in

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No pro, horrible company. Avoid it at all costs.

Cons

The company abuse the product users, creates toxic enviornment to play in. Punishes players and communicty for building such toxic game and enviornment and only focuses on profit. Intentionally manipulating in game matchmaking to fuel toxicity and does not real problems.

5.0

Oct 20, 2020

I worked

Community assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing to work for,really fun.

Cons

There are no cons currently

4.0

Aug 30, 2016

nice place

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice place to work and friendly

Cons

customers could often be very rude

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