Game Developer salary: $158K median
From 23 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
$158Kmedian advertised salary
$138K – $189Kmiddle half of roles
$163Kaverage advertised salary
23roles counted
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games | $214K | 5 |
| 2K | $124K | 4 |
Highest-paying open Game Developer roles
All game developer jobs- Senior Character ArtistEpic Games · BLANK,BLANK,Multiple Locations$141K - $286KSeniorUnreal Engine
- Senior Technical ArtistRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$230K - $282KSenior
- Lead Gameplay ProgrammerEpic Games · BLANK,BLANK,Multiple Locations$173K - $279KLead and aboveC++Unreal Engine
- Principal 3D ArtistAssured · Remote$190K - $210KRemoteLead and abovePythonRedshift
- Senior 3D Technical Artist/Creative TechnologistGeneralrobotics · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$155K - $205KSeniorPythonC++Azure
- Sr. VR Technical ArtistLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$142K - $195KSeniorPythonUnreal Engine
- Senior 3D Concept ArtistVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$137K - $195KSeniorRedshift
- Expert Character Concept Artist31st Union · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$128K - $189K
- Expert Character Concept Artist2K · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$128K - $189K
- Community Engineer (SWE3), Brilliant Black Minds (United States)Karat · 🇺🇸Remote (United States - Select States)$110K - $180KRemotePythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Gameplay EngineerGardens · 🇺🇸United States - Remote (EST - PST)$155K - $171KRemoteC++Unreal Engine
- Unity Developer - Internal ToolsAxon · 🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States$106K - $170KC#CI/CDUnity
- Sr. Technical Character Artist IAxon · 🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States$104K - $167KSeniorUnreal EngineNLP
- Senior Shader Technical Artist31st Union · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$113K - $165KSeniorUnreal Engine
- Senior Shader Technical Artist2K · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$113K - $165KSeniorUnreal Engine
- Senior Game DesignerZynga · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; Bay Area, CA; Carlsbad, CA; Eugene, OR$100K - $148KSenior
- Senior Concept ArtistPlayStation Global · 🇺🇸United States, Bellevue, WA$131K - $145KSenior
- Game Level Designer - PeoplefunTripledot Studios · 🇺🇸Dallas$80K - $105KPythonC#Tableau
Questions about Game Developer pay
- What is the average Game Developer salary?
- $163K a year on average and $158K at the median, across 23 open Game Developer postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $138K to $189K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Game Developer pay?
- Epic Games ($214K), 2K ($124K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Game Developer roles at companies is $158K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $138K to $189K. Counted from 23 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/game-developer/
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