2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Activision Publishing

Offered base salaries from 63 certified H-1B filings, across 5 roles in 4 metro areas.

DOL LCA disclosures · FY 2025 Certified, full-time filings only
Table 1 — The median offer

Half of Activision Publishing's certified filings offered $125,600 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $102,814 and $154,294. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.

Table 2 — Roles

What they hire for

Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.

RoleMedian offerRangeFilings
Special Effects Artists and Animators$108,950$72k – $215k21
Software Developers$118,657$93k – $168k18
Web and Digital Interface Designers$97,344$80k – $157k6
Data Scientists$148,000$116k – $185k6
Computer and Information Systems Managers$177,225$160k – $197k4
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$133,930$80k – $226k41
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$152,200$121k – $197k8
Madison, WI$103,000$72k – $140k6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$102,814$81k – $136k5
Table 4 — Against the market

Offers beside the local going rate

Each row compares Activision Publishing's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.

Role — MetroMedian offerFilingsvs. market
Software Developers — Los Angeles$118,65713−26.3%
Special Effects Artists and Animators — Los Angeles$103,73010−16.7%
Data Scientists — Los Angeles$148,0005+14.1%
Sources

How this page was made

Employer pay
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
Coverage
63 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
Market comparison
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Activision Publishing's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.