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Electronic Arts Headquarters & offices · Redwood City, California
Electronic Arts · Redwood City, California
A 22-acre campus its staff call EARS, with its own playtest lab and a lobby wall of more than 1,200 EA games.
The SOM-designed campus on Redwood Shores, the benefits written into every U.S. job posting and 30 years of office history — then the pay. Every number from EA's filings, careers site and the designers' own project pages.
- 22 acresRedwood Shores campus (EARS)
- 660,000 sq ftheadquarters EA owns
- 16paid company holidays a year (U.S.)
- $126,612median employee pay, FY2026
Sources: ea.com/careers · Form 10-K FY2026, 2013 and 2010 · Form 10-K/A FY2026 (pay ratio) · EA job postings (2026)
Companies / United States / Video games / Electronic Arts
THE HEADQUARTERS · EA REDWOOD SHORES (EARS)
Office towers, a loft-like game studio and a lawn quad in the middle
SOM master-planned the campus around a central lawn. The first phase added six- and eight-story office buildings and a commons with a cafeteria, gym and fitness center, where glass garage doors open a café wall onto the quad. The second phase is a loft-like studio with a two-story glass lobby and an auditorium for testing and showing new games. Today the campus also holds EA's Player Experience Lab and, in the lobby, the “EA Story” wall of more than 1,200 games.
- 22-acre campus
- 660,000 sq ft (≈ 61,316 m²)
- Design: SOM
- Landscape: SWA Group
- Playtest lab: 20+ seats
- Lobby wall: 1,200+ EA games
SOM's game studio and lobby
The second phase by SOM is a loft-like studio with a two-storey glass lobby and an auditorium for testing and showing new games.
EA Story in the lobby
Opened in 2022, the lobby exhibit wraps visitors in a wall of more than 1,200 EA games with touch tables and video.
The quad and campus
Facts: SOM project page “Electronic Arts Headquarters” · SWA Group project page · ea.com/careers/locations · EA news “Welcome to Playtesting in Redwood Shores!” · Dome project page “Electronic Arts” · Form 10-K 2013
EA Redwood Shores
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 209 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, CA 94065 |
Source: Form 10-K FY2026 cover · ea.com/about · See them on the map ↓
Source: SOM project page (Phase 2: completed 2002, 250,000 sq ft gross, 4 stories, 69 ft) · SWA Group · IMEG · ea.com/careers/locations · Form 10-K 1999, 2010 and 2013. SWA's page gives 45 acres for its campus plan; EA says 22 acres.
Benefits (United States)
Per year to start, for regular full-time employees.
Paid company holidays a year.
Paid sick time each year.
Paid time off to bond with a new baby; family benefits also include adoption assistance.
Most locations close for at least a week every year.
Game credits and console reimbursement.
Support for commuting and home-office needs, plus a Global Fitness Benefit.
Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, and a 401(k).
Source: EA job postings 216277, 216281, 212497 (2026), “Compensation and Benefits” · ea.com/careers/why-ea · ea.com EA SPORTS “Benefits and Perks”
Why people stay: what EA itself says
Laura Miele joined in 1996, CEO Andrew Wilson in 2000 and CFO Stuart Canfield in 2003.
Hybrid at EA means at least three days a week in the office and the rest from home.
Most locations close for at least a week every year so everyone can recharge.
A global mentoring program, Leader League and Development Days.
Employee-led groups open to everyone.
Regular engagement surveys on career development, managers and job satisfaction.
Source: Form 10-K FY2026 (Human Capital, executive officers) · ea.com/careers/why-ea · ea.com EA SPORTS “Benefits and Perks”
Who works here
people worldwide (March 31, 2026)
countries with EA teams
employee resource groups
employees in 1996, in San Mateo days
Source: Form 10-K FY2026 and 1996 · ea.com/careers/why-ea · ea.com EA SPORTS “Benefits and Perks”
Pay at Electronic Arts
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, worldwide payroll. The CEO earned 305 times this amount.
Source: Form 10-K/A FY2026, Pay Ratio (filed July 28, 2026)
Source: EA job postings 216277 and 216281 (2026), California ranges. Bonus and other incentives may come on top for some roles.
EA doesn't publish pay by age. Pay by level, above, is the closest official number.
Office history: from San Mateo to a campus on Redwood Shores
- 1982 Founded as Amazin' Software
Seven Stanford graduates, including Trip Hawkins, started the company in 1982 as Amazin' Software. It took the name Electronic Arts in 1983, with the slogan “See Farther”.
Source: ea.com, EA Japan company history
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1995 1450 Fashion Island Boulevard, San Mateo
Headquarters in four modern buildings in San Mateo, about 196,000 sq ft (≈ 18,209 m²) on leases ending in 1998–99. In March 1996 EA had about 1,500 employees.
Source: Form 10-K 1995 and 1996, cover and Item 2
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1995 A lease for a new headquarters in Redwood City
In February 1995 EA signed a build-to-suit lease for land and new buildings in Redwood City, planned at about 350,000 sq ft, to replace the San Mateo offices.
Source: Form 10-K 1998, Item 2
Electronic Arts, Redwood Shores, 2011 · King of Hearts / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 1998 Move to Redwood Shores — phase 1 by SOM
EA moved in October 1998: two buildings of about 350,000 sq ft (≈ 32,516 m²). SOM designed six- and eight-story office buildings, a commons with a cafeteria and fitness center, a garage and a central lawn.
Source: Form 10-K 1999, Item 2 · SOM project page
209 Redwood Shores Parkway, 2010 · BrokenSphere / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2002 Phase 2: a loft-like studio and an auditorium
A second lease added about 310,000 sq ft; construction finished in June 2002. SOM's four-story studio has a two-story glass lobby and sits next to an auditorium for testing and showing games.
Source: Form 10-K 2004, Item 2 · SOM project page
Phase 2 studio, 2002 · Photo: Timothy Hursley / SOM - 2009 EA buys its campus
On July 13, 2009 EA bought the Redwood Shores headquarters when the lessor's financing expired. Its 10-Ks then describe a 660,000 sq ft (≈ 61,316 m²) owned headquarters.
Source: Form 10-K 2010 and 2013, Item 2
Campus sign, 2010 · BrokenSphere / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2022 EA Story in the lobby
For EA's 40th anniversary, Dome built an interactive projection wall of more than 1,200 EA games in the headquarters lobby.
Source: Dome project page · Aimee Stevland Design project page
EA Story, 2022 · Photo: Helen Niu - 2026 Private again, same address
On August 4, 2026 a consortium of PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners completed its purchase of EA, and the stock left Nasdaq. The FY2026 annual report lists 209 Redwood Shores Parkway as EA's principal executive offices.
Source: Form 8-K, August 4, 2026 · Form 10-K FY2026
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| Annual report | HQ space (sq ft) | m² | As described |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-K 1996 | 196,000 | 18,209 | Four leased buildings, San Mateo |
| 10-K 1999 | 350,000 | 32,516 | Two buildings, Redwood City (leased) |
| 10-K 2004 | ≈ 660,000 | ≈ 61,316 | Phase 1 (350,000) + phase 2 (≈ 310,000), leased |
| 10-K 2010 | 660,000 | 61,316 | Owned since July 2009 |
Map: how the headquarters moved
One short move up the Bay shore: from Fashion Island in San Mateo to Redwood Shores in Redwood City, about 5 km south, where EA has stayed since 1998.
- 1 · 19951450 Fashion Island Blvd, San Mateo — Four leased buildings, about 196,000 sq ft
- 2 · 1998209 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City — EA Redwood Shores (EARS) — headquarters today
Addresses: Form 10-K 1995 and 1998 (cover), Form 10-K FY2026 (cover)
What Electronic Arts does
EA calls itself “a global leader in digital interactive entertainment”: it develops, publishes and runs games and online services for consoles, PCs and phones, from EA SPORTS FC and Madden NFL to Battlefield, Apex Legends and The Sims. On August 4, 2026 it was taken private by a consortium of PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners.
One reportable segment. About 71% of FY2026 revenue came from live services and other.
Where the money came from · net revenue by platform, FY2026
Source: Form 10-K FY2026, Item 1 and Note on revenue by platform · Form 8-K, August 4, 2026 (completion of the merger)
Source: Form 10-K FY2026 (fiscal year ended March 31, 2026) · per-employee figure calculated by eciffo
Growth: revenue vs. people
$4.8B → $7.5B
8,800 → 14,600
Fiscal years end March 31 (FY2026 ended March 31, 2026). Revenue: SEC XBRL data from EA's 10-K filings. Employees: Form 10-K — regular full-time employees for FY2017–2020, all people employed from FY2021. Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
CEO since September 2013 and Chair since August 2021. Joined EA in May 2000; led EA SPORTS before becoming CEO.
CEO and director from April 2007.
Chairman and CEO in EA's 1996 annual report. Joined EA in 1984; director from January 1991.
Founded in 1982 as Amazin' Software by seven Stanford graduates, including Trip Hawkins.
Source: Form 10-K FY2026, 2008 and 1996 (executive officers) · ea.com, EA Japan company history
Electronic Arts: questions people ask
Where is Electronic Arts' headquarters?
At 209 Redwood Shores Parkway in Redwood City, California, on a 22-acre campus EA calls EA Redwood Shores, or EARS.
Source: Form 10-K FY2026 cover · ea.com/careers/locations
Who designed EA's headquarters?
SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) drew the master plan and designed both phases, completed in 1998 and 2002. SWA Group designed the landscape around the central lawn quad.
Source: SOM project page · SWA Group project page
How big is EA's headquarters?
EA owns about 660,000 sq ft (≈ 61,316 m²) of headquarters buildings in Redwood City, on a 22-acre campus.
Source: Form 10-K 2013, Item 2 · ea.com/careers/locations
Can you visit EA's headquarters?
The campus is a workplace, but EA invites players to in-person playtests at its Player Experience Lab in Redwood Shores, which has more than 20 seats across two labs.
Source: EA news, “Welcome to Playtesting in Redwood Shores!”
How many people work at Electronic Arts?
About 14,600 people at March 31, 2026, 71% of them outside the U.S. EA says it has teams in 20 countries.
Source: Form 10-K FY2026 · ea.com/careers/why-ea
What benefits does EA offer?
In the U.S.: 3 weeks of paid time off to start, 16 paid company holidays, 80 hours of sick time, 10 weeks of paid leave to bond with a new baby, a 401(k), game credits and a year-end shutdown at most locations.
Source: EA job postings (2026) · ea.com/careers/why-ea
Does EA allow remote or hybrid work?
Hybrid work at EA means at least three days a week in the office, with the flexibility to work from home on the other days.
Source: ea.com/careers/why-ea
How much do EA employees make?
The median employee's total compensation was $126,612 in fiscal 2026. 2026 postings list $120,600–$184,000 for a Software Developer II and $165,000–$256,000 for a Senior Software Developer in California.
Source: Form 10-K/A FY2026 · EA job postings 216277 and 216281
Who is EA's CEO?
Andrew Wilson, CEO since September 2013 and Chair of the Board since August 2021. He joined EA in 2000.
Source: Form 10-K FY2026
Is Electronic Arts still a public company?
No. On August 4, 2026 a consortium of PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners completed its acquisition of EA, and the shares were removed from Nasdaq.
Source: Form 8-K, August 4, 2026
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