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Average Activision Blizzard software engineer salary

$103,739yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Activision Blizzard software engineer salary
$74,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Activision Blizzard pay software engineers?

The average salary for Activision Blizzard software engineers is $103,739 per year. Activision Blizzard software engineer salaries range between $74,000 to $145,000 per year. Activision Blizzard software engineers earn 3% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at Activision Blizzard can expect to make. Software engineers at Activision Blizzard make the most in Irvine, CA, Albany, NY, and Eden Prairie, MN.

How much does Activision Blizzard pay software engineers by location?

Activision Blizzard pays software engineers the most in Irvine, CA, Albany, NY, and Eden Prairie, MN. Additionally, cities like Austin and Middleton also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at Activision Blizzard.

Software engineer Activision Blizzard salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Irvine, CA$113,073$54.36
2Albany, NY$111,174$53.45
3Eden Prairie, MN$88,971$42.77
4Austin, TX$84,611$40.68
5Middleton, WI$82,578$39.70

Highest-paid Activision Blizzard software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Software Engineering Manager$189,072$91-
2Software Director$188,008$90-
3Vice President Of Software Engineering$186,007$89-
4Chief Software Architect$185,168$89-
5Senior Software Engineer Manager$184,380$89-
6Principal Software Engineer$174,487$84-
7Vice President, Software Development$168,150$81-
8Staff Software Engineer$164,003$793
9Senior Software Architect$163,889$79-
10Software Leader$162,398$78-

Recent salaries for software engineers at activision blizzard

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Software Engineer, Combat Gameplay-Unannounced GameIrvine, CA06/26/2025$77,762
Software Engineer, Gameplay UIIrvine, CA04/09/2025$77,500
Software Engineer-Game SecurityIone, OR03/14/2025$77,762
Software Engineer, Reliability-Overwatch 2 |Irvine, CA02/19/2025$77,500

Software engineer salary at Activision Blizzard competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Cisco$125,255$60575
2Salesforce$120,392$58200
3NetApp$112,871$5481
4Riot Games$107,679$5223
5Epic Games$107,266$5229
6Zynga$106,586$515
7PlayStation$106,376$5134
8Daybreak Game$106,169$51-
9Glu Mobile$105,918$51-
10Take-Two Interactive Software$105,733$513
11Electronic Arts$105,604$5123
12Rockstar Games$105,312$5117
13IBM$87,648$42697

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