2007 Game Developer Salary Survey reveals U.S. game industry average Income of US$ 73,600 |
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Considering a career in the American game development industry? How does an annual salary of US$ 73,600 sound to you? According to Game Developer Magazine, that amount was the industry average annual salary last year. The information formed part of is the seventh annual Game Developer Salary Survey. The magazine also featured the average annual salary per specific category, as listed below:
- Programming - US$ 83,383
- Art & Animation - US$ 66,594
- Audio - US$ 73,409
- Game Design - US$ 63,649 on the whole; US$ 51,731 for new writers; US$ 50,294 for community managers
- Production - US$ 78,716
- Quality Assurance - US$ 39,063 for those with less than 3 years experience; US$ 70,658 for those with more than 6 years experience
- Business & Marketing - US$ 101,848 but variable - can go as high as US$ 132,305 if the person has more than 6 years experience
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I'm going to be a Game artist when I grow up but since I'm downloading CSO games right now and don't care its going to affect me in the future....oh well...
Carpe diem! Pursue your passion! ^^
Thats what i dream to do become a Game designer. and thats actually quite good pay and over the years that will increase
You might need to realise that these represent averages, not necessarily a guaranteed income. Amounts at higher ends of the spectrum will naturally distort the average and it'll be very dependant on experience, knowledge and previous success. Many reports like this love to represent romantic notions of what the next generation of would-be devs could expect, but the reality is usually vastly different. By all means, pursue your passion, but also keep your eyes open and your goals realistic.
For the insanely boring and tedious work programmers do, and the long hours they put in, 80k is not enough IMO. They certainly deserve more than the damn lawyers and PR monkeys (business and marketing)
well hopefully with the rise of the business these will become a reality or even increase
That sounds like making use of both of your brain's hemispheres. Well said! ^_^
Aye, hopefully. :)
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