Game Developers Talk Pay

[karmakid]

Game developers break silence around salaries

The hashtag #GameDevPaidMe has reemerged as game developers fight for better working conditions.

www.axios.com

The bottom line: Pay standards fluctuate wildly depending on factors like location, studio size, and employee bonuses.

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GameDevPaidMe

29k-37k | Dev QA (with 1-5 yr exp.),Ubisoft
42k | Game Designer (entry level)Ubisoft
60k | UX Designer (with 1 yr exp.), BHVR


$40k Assoc. 3D char. artist, S2 Games
$55k Char. artist, Cryptic
$75k-79k Char. artist, Insomniac Games
$125k Lead character artist, Magnopus


35-40k | Junior Designer, Ubi
45-60k | Designer (mid-to-senior), Ubi
83k | Senior Designer, Reflector


2006 Monolith, animator - $50k
2008 Zombie, Technical Animator - $65K
2008 Epic Games, Technical Animator - $63K
2017 Epic Games, Lead Technical Animator - $150k

 

[D-V-ANT]

UI designers get 60K? For designing a UI? Wow... I've seen some absolutely horrible UIs and most of those don't even change on games with yearly release cycles (i'm looking at you Fifa! ).

 

[karmakid]

UI designers get 60K? For designing a UI? Wow... I've seen some absolutely horrible UIs and most of those don't even change on games with yearly release cycles (i'm looking at you Fifa! ).

I guess that may be the tenured job to get

 

[D-V-ANT]

I guess that may be the job to get