Video Game Designer Salary

Updated: 20 May 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	C$0	C$27K	C$54K	C$81K
Salary	C$32,982 - C$77,083
Bonus	C$302.01 - C$10,137
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	C$31,449 - C$80,000
Country: Canada \| Currency: CAD \| Updated: 20 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 69

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Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 16	Video Game Designer - Unpaid (start up business) WORK EXPERIENCE		Nanaimo, British Columbia
	I want to get into the video game industry so I have decided to start my own video game company here on... we can make a successful game there will be payment... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Video Game Designer Salaries

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Electronic Arts Inc.	Not enough data
Ubisoft Entertainment Inc.	Not enough data

Popular Industries

Salary Range


Entertainment or Game Software	C$39,402 - C$84,268
Audio / Video / Entertainment Production	C$37,851 - C$84,264
Toys/Games	C$38,366 - C$83,129
Gaming Products	C$41,252 - C$87,244
Software Development	C$38,022 - C$81,082

Key Statistics for Video Game Designer Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 8%			Male 93%
Salary:	Not enough data			C$41,055 - C$59,578

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

54%

5-9 years

30%

10-19 years

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	C$37,329 - C$84,000
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	C$48,599 - C$81,389
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Applications	Not enough data
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Professional Writing	Not enough data
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Communication Studies	Not enough data

Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 76%		Dental: 73%
	Vision: 51%		None: 19%

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Highest Salaries By City for Video Game Designer Jobs

Highest Salaries By City

1. Vancouver, British Columbia

2. Montreal, Québec

3. Toronto, Ontario

Video Game Designer Job Description

People with the job title Video Game Designer typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Computer Programmers

Convert project specifications and statements of problems and procedures to detailed logical flow charts for coding into computer language. Develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information. May program web sites.