Salary by Industry for Video Game Designer Jobs

Updated: 5 Feb 2012

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Job: Video Game Designer

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Industry	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. )	$0	$60K	$120K	$180K
Entertainment or Game Software	$30,151 - $76,106
Audio / Video / Entertainment Production	$35,235 - $78,761
Toys/Games	$30,913 - $83,023
Video Game Machines	$37,500 - $162,500
Gaming Products	$46,810 - $77,419
Software Development	$46,262 - $90,000
Graphic Arts / Design	n/a	Not enough data
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 5 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 221

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Job Listings for Video Game Designer Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 19	Video Game Designer - AAA Titles, Game Design	Volt Workforce Solutions	Redmond, Washington
	production of a game, and is in need of Game Designers who can help build/script game levels. Specifically... Level Two Video Game Designer - AAA Titles, Game... Indeed
Jan 05	UI Flash Designer for Video Games!	Volt Workforce Solutions	Redmond, Washington
	UI Flash Designer for Video Games! Graphic Designer 2 Visual Design, Flash, ActionScript, Project... UI Flash Designer for Video Games! and include the... Indeed
Jan 13	Lead Level Designer - Video Games	Vigil Games	Austin, Texas
	Games was founded in 2005 by world renowned comic artist Joe Madureira and video game industry veteran... to be a world class game development house Vigil also... Indeed

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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.