Does Square Enix pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Square Enix employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Square Enix. This rating has decreased by 27% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Square Enix?

14% of Square Enix employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Square Enix 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 1.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Square Enix?

QA Tester (7) , Software Engineer (6) , Customer Service Representative (5) , FQA Tester (5) , Project Manager (5) , Analyst (4) , Game Designer (4) , 3D Animator (3) , Director (3) , Game Master (3) , Marketing (3) , Quality Assurance (3) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , 3D Artist (2) , Administrative Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at Square Enix according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits" ((in 18 reviews)); "Really nice people People first Good salaries Awesome perks" ((in 11 reviews)); "Good work environment to work in" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great coworkers and environment." ((in 8 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"The pay is low for people coming from outside Japan but contract pay is fair." ((in 21 reviews)); "If you're not friends with the upper management say goodbye to your hours." ((in 5 reviews)); "The barriers were probably external to the department: the managers seemed aware of the issues." ((in 4 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 4 reviews)); "Favoritism: much like feudal Japan, everything here is about hierarchy and favoritism." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Square Enix redundancies in 2026?

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

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2.4

14% would recommend to a friend

(198 total reviews)

Takashi Kiryu

8% approve of CEO

4% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity and inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.4

Culture and values

1.9

Senior management

1.7

Career opportunities

Square Enix has an employee rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 198 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Square Enix employee rating is 35% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

198 reviews

1.0

21 Mar 2012

I wish someone had posted this before...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

If you NEED a job in the game industry and have been refused from all others than Square Enix may be the place for you.

Cons

Politics to the 10th degree. You will be underpaid. You will be asked to work very long hours (sometimes meetings will be held in the middle of the night due to Japan staff. You will not see your significant other or children very much (except to put them to sleep). Your feedback is not welcome as Japan and EU do what they want. NA is a distribution arm and that's it. Simply put this is not a fun place to work at all. Staff has been seen crying at their desks, treated very poorly (yelled at), etc. Avoid....

1.0

25 May 2018

Ok in some parts, extremely poor employee experience

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Some really bright, hardworking people in IT on all levels, including leadership, delivering highly complex solutions to the business against all odds - extreme workload, low resources( staff), extremely high expectations. Has been a privilege to work with most of them. The benefits are meh, borderline standard package.

Cons

We all know that that we're just numbers for a company when it comes to employment. But experiencing the treatment I've experienced in the last 6 weeks, I must say that all pro's and the positive perception that I might have had have been overshadowed, all out the window. In this day and age, employees value inclusion, flexibility and recognition most and foremost. HR here are still in the mindset of the 70's, and that has led me to have a highly negative perception and experience, one that made me from a passive, borderline promoter, into a massive detractor. If anyone from SE HR or leadership will read this, they could research into NPS, and how it applies to employees.. By what I've observed, my coworkers are in an overwhelming number in the passive and detractor pools, with very few promoters. I would be quite concerned if I were them.

1.0

20 Nov 2013

Bad management, no training or career opportunities. Always told "you should be glad you have a job" mentality.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Interesting products. Some nice people to work with.

Cons

Abusive management. No respect for the workforce. Promises by senior managers never followed through. Awful work environment and extremely low morale. I expect the London office will close before end of 2014.

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