Salary for Video Game Designer Jobs

Highest Salaries By City for Video Game Designer Jobs

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Highest Salaries By City 1. San Francisco, California 2. Redwood City, California 3. Austin, Texas 4. Seattle, Washington 5. Los Angeles, California 6. New York, New York 7. Irvine, California 8. Chicago, Illinois Top Cities by Popularity 1. Los Angeles, California 2. San Francisco, California 3. Austin, Texas 4. New York, New York 5. Seattle, Washington 6. Chicago, Illinois 7. Irvine, California

Video Game Designer Salary Information

For many people, designing video games for a living sounds like a dream come true. It takes more, though, than just loving video games to be a good designer. Management, communication and technical skills all come into play in this job. Designers work closely with a development team and need to be able to communicating ideas effectively. It's also important to understand all aspects of how games work, including the programming side of game design. Video game designers generally bring related experience to the job; most designers have worked previously as programmers, game artists or in other related jobs. PayScale's video game designer salary data shows that work experience can have a big impact on salaries. Comparing a Video Game Designer's Salary by Years Experience shows that median starting salaries for this job range from around $30,000 to $80,000. After 20 years of experience, the median salary ranges from around $65,000 to around $140,000. Other important factors affecting a video game designer's salary include location and employment setting. To see how salaries differ in various locations, take a look at the chart comparing Video Game Designer Salary by City.