Battlefield 6 Devs Get Laid Off While EA CEO Gets $38M Payday From Hit Game

After laying off Battlefield 6 developers, EA pays CEO Andrew Wilson $38 million as the game sold 7 million copies in three days

Gaming News: Electronic Arts (EA) has increased CEO Andrew Wilson's pay. The company disclosed that Wilson received $38.65 million in total compensation for fiscal.

Battlefield 6 devs get laid off while EA CEO gets $38M payday from hit game

EA CEO Andrew Wilson made $38 million from Battlefield 6's massive success, but the game's developers were still laid off.

EA boss got £29,000,000 bonus for Battlefield 6 while the devs were laid off

EA CEO Andrew Wilson has received a huge bonus thanks to the success of Battlefield 6, while many of the people that made it were laid off.

After laying off Battlefield 6 devs, EA boss Andrew Wilson's bonus rose $8m to $38m last year, thanks to the game's success across "all milestones"

Andrew Wilson took home the staggering bonus, alongside his $1.3m base salary.

Battlefield 6: After Laying Off Devs, EA CEO Andrew Wilson, Other Execs Pocket Over $60 Million in Bonuses Thanks to Game's Success

Thanks to Battlefield 6 hitting "all milestones," EA CEO, other execs earned multi-million bonuses, as the game's devs were hit with layoffs.

Despite Battlefield 6 layoffs, EA paid its CEO 305x more than its average employee last year thanks to an $8 million bonus increase — and he could net another $125 million in severance as buyout looms

EA managed to act a little morose earlier this year when it forced Battlefield 6 studios into "realignment" and laid off workers, but it seems CEO Andrew Wilson is doing fine. The executive made 305-times the average EA employee's salary in fiscal year 2026. The publisher explains, in a newly amended annual report (thanks, Eurogamer), that "the annual total compensation of our median employee was $126,612," while "the annual total compensation o…