Salary for Video Game Designer Jobs

Updated: 5 Feb 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. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Salary	$33,758 - $85,850
Bonus	$104.06 - $24,775
Profit Sharing	$25.43 - $2,017
Commission	n/a	Not enough data
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). )	$31,915 - $101,173
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 5 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 253

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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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Companies and Industries for Video Game Designer Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Electronic Arts Inc.	$54,000 - $85,000
Bungie LLC	Not enough data

Popular Industries

Salary Range


Entertainment or Game Software	$34,617 - $83,393
Audio / Video / Entertainment Production	$31,626 - $82,660
Toys/Games	$32,456 - $84,564
Video Game Machines	$28,545 - $78,623
Gaming Products	$32,974 - $77,325

Key Statistics for Video Game Designer Jobs

Gender

	Female 7%			Male 93%
Salary:	$48,943 - $56,516			$44,127 - $72,487

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

10%

1-4 years

56%

5-9 years

19%

10-19 years

11%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$36,882 - $79,733
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$30,410 - $83,845
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Game Design	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Game Design	Not enough data
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)	Not enough data

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 80%		Dental: 64%
	Vision: 56%		None: 17%

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Career Path for Video Game Designer Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Video Game Designer

Salary Range

$31,915 - $101,173

	3d Artist $30,137 - $89,246
	Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer $41,117 - $97,591

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Video Game Designer

Salary Range

$31,915 - $101,173

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Highest Salaries By City for Video Game Designer Jobs

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

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.