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?

13% 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/life balance" ((in 10 reviews)); "Great coworkers and environment." ((in 7 reviews)); "Friendly people, good pay, beautiful office." ((in 6 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 6 reviews)); "The barriers were probably external to the department: the managers seemed aware of the issues." ((in 4 reviews)); "Not many career opportunities." ((in 4 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 4 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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Square Enix Reviews

2.4

13% would recommend to a friend

(198 total reviews)

Takashi Kiryu

7% approve of CEO

4% positive business outlook

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

5.0

12 Aug 2020

Great Place for creative professionals

Concept artist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Open to new ideas being implemented in their products

Cons

Employees are sometimes encouraged for overtimes

5.0

16 Jan 2026

Work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great environment to grow and amazing people to work with.

Cons

No particular cons that time.

5.0

13 Dec 2025

Great group of people!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great team and friendly and honestly nice people that look out for each other

Cons

its gaming, so ideally you are into that in order to be excited about the product else its just a regular company to you.

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