According to its 2026 annual report, average compensation for Ubisoft employees dropped 4% year-on-year.
The latest annual report from Ubisoft is over 300 pages and features new insights into their business. In a turbulent time for the company, which has seen multiple layoffs and project cancellations, average employee competition has dropped year over year to €69,399; last year, it was reported as €71,940. In American dollars, this is a decrease from approximately $82,123 to approximately $79,222.
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Ubisoft Annual Report Shows Lower Pay and Fewer Employees
Additionally, it’s reported that the share of employees under 30 at the company decreased to 19.6% from 23.7% the year before. Overall, there are 16,590 employees at Ubisoft as of March of this year. 14,704 of those employees work in game production, and the other 11% work in publishing. Compared to last year, this is a decrease from 17,782 total employees, with 15,717 of those working in production at the time.
Layoffs have been ongoing across the gaming industry in 2026. XBOX recently announced a massive restructuring and cut thousands of jobs. Learn more about that reset at this link.
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