Game industry salary guide
What studios are offering right now, from 32 open lead roles that publish a yearly pay range in US dollars. Updated Oct 9 from the studios' own job boards.
Discipline$100K$250KTypical rangeListings
- Business$156K – $234K5
- Engineering$144K – $229K9
- Art$107K – $184K6
Typical range = the middle of the published minimums to the middle of the published maximums. Bars run from $100K to $250K. Left out until at least 5 listings show pay: QA, Product, Design, Production, Animation, Audio.
Highest-paying discipline (lead)
Business · $156K – $234K
Most pay-transparent studio
Roblox · 231 of 264 list pay
Share of all open roles that list pay
24%
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