What are the main factors that influence a Game Designer and Developer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Game Designer and Developer?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Game Designer and Developer roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Game Designer and Developer's salary?

A Game Designer and Developer's salary grows with experience: starting around $70,048 for beginners, reaching about $108,573 at mid-level, and approach $142,824 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Game Designer and Developer?

Game Designer and Developer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Game Designer and Developer roles are District of Columbia $82,107, California $81,795, Massachusetts $80,705. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Game Designer and Developer roles make?

Salaries for Game Designer and Developer level roles vary by specialization: Lead Game Designer: $138,196; Game Economy Designer: $92,353; Technical Game Designer: $84,062; Senior Game Designer: $81,350; Freelance Game Designer: $80,706.

Game Designer and Developer Salary in Georgia

How much does a Game Designer and Developer make in Georgia? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Game Designer and Developer in Georgia is $71,525 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

However, a Game Designer and Developer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,065
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,326 to $78,612
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,683

10% $59,683

50% (Median) $71,525

90% $85,065

Game Designer and Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,612	$6,551	$1,512	$38
Average	$71,525	$5,960	$1,375	$34
25th Percentile	$65,326	$5,444	$1,256	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Game Designer and Developer Salaries

A Game Designer and Developer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Game Designer and Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Game Designer and Developer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $70,048
Early Career (1-2 years): $78,736
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $108,573
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $125,305
Expert (over 8 years): $142,824

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Game Designer and Developer	less than 1 year	$70,048
CAE Designer II	1-2 years	$78,736
CAE Designer III	2-4 years	$108,573
CAE Designer IV	5-8 years	$125,305
CAE Designer V	over 8 years	$142,824

How Do Game Designer and Developer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Game Designer and Developers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $82,107.
California: $81,795.
Massachusetts: $80,705.

District of Columbia $82,107 California $81,795 Massachusetts $80,705 Washington $80,409 New Jersey $80,379 Alaska $80,275 Connecticut $79,252 New York $78,837

Hawaii $77,509 Rhode Island $76,886 Maryland $76,463 Minnesota $75,885 Colorado $75,663 Illinois $75,588 Oregon $75,307 Delaware $75,099

New Hampshire $74,968 Virginia $74,676 Pennsylvania $73,823 Nevada $73,393 North Dakota $73,252 Michigan $73,030 Wisconsin $72,948 Vermont $72,785

Texas $72,333 Maine $72,303 Arizona $72,259 Ohio $72,207 Georgia $71,525 Indiana $71,183 Wyoming $71,117 Utah $71,013

Iowa $70,968 Kansas $70,612 Louisiana $70,509 North Carolina $70,472 Missouri $70,457 Florida $70,168 Montana $70,012 Nebraska $69,863

Kentucky $69,782 South Carolina $69,485 Tennessee $69,300 Idaho $69,226 New Mexico $68,684 Oklahoma $68,566 Alabama $68,128 South Dakota $67,394

Arkansas $66,994 West Virginia $66,779 Mississippi $66,133

Top Paying Cities for Game Designer and Developer

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Attapulgus: $66,324
Kennesaw: $71,525
Kingston: $68,204

Attapulgus, GA $66,324

Kennesaw, GA $71,525

Kingston, GA $68,204

Lebanon, GA $70,738

Lindale, GA $67,730

Marble Hill, GA $68,698

Mount Berry, GA $67,333

Mount Zion, GA $68,820

Nelson, GA $69,678

Rockmart, GA $69,657

Rome, GA $67,557

Roopville, GA $68,168

Rydal, GA $68,524

Shannon, GA $67,485

Silver Creek, GA $68,044

Talking Rock, GA $67,812

Tallapoosa, GA $68,166

Tate, GA $68,985

Taylorsville, GA $69,714

Temple, GA $70,091

Villa Rica, GA $70,607

Waco, GA $68,377

Waleska, GA $69,255

White, GA $69,468

Whitesburg, GA $70,173

Winston, GA $70,859

Woodstock, GA $71,276

Barnesville, GA $67,212

Brooks, GA $69,414

Concord, GA $67,655

Experiment, GA $69,576

Fairburn, GA $71,799

Fayetteville, GA $71,670

Flovilla, GA $67,560

Franklin, GA $67,562

Gay, GA $67,866

Glenn, GA $67,564

Grantville, GA $68,209

Greenville, GA $67,194

Griffin, GA $69,792

Hampton, GA $70,899

Haralson, GA $69,114

Hogansville, GA $67,461

Jackson, GA $68,431

Jenkinsburg, GA $69,141

Jonesboro, GA $71,941

Lagrange, GA $66,842

Manor, GA $65,862

Mershon, GA $65,841

Millwood, GA $65,846

Nahunta, GA $66,546

Nicholls, GA $65,922

Odum, GA $66,099

Offerman, GA $66,098

Patterson, GA $65,903

Saint Marys, GA $68,385

Screven, GA $65,889

Sea Island, GA $66,414

Saint George, GA $68,589

Surrency, GA $65,800

Waresboro, GA $66,096

Waverly, GA $67,036

Waynesville, GA $66,663

West Green, GA $65,870

White Oak, GA $67,174

Woodbine, GA $67,855

Valdosta, GA $66,137

Adel, GA $65,999

Alapaha, GA $65,865

Argyle, GA $66,080

Axson, GA $65,877

Barney, GA $65,901

Boston, GA $66,213

Cecil, GA $66,100

Dixie, GA $65,988

Du Pont, GA $65,770

Fargo, GA $66,111

Hahira, GA $66,038

Homerville, GA $65,921

Lakeland, GA $65,956

Lake Park, GA $66,041

Lenox, GA $65,865

Morven, GA $65,972

Nashville, GA $65,951

Naylor, GA $65,910

Pearson, GA $65,905

Quitman, GA $66,033

Ray City, GA $66,016

Sparks, GA $65,961

Statenville, GA $66,031

Stockton, GA $65,910

Willacoochee, GA $65,915

Moody A F B, GA $66,056

Albany, GA $65,229

Americus, GA $65,917

Andersonville, GA $65,895

Arabi, GA $65,591

Ashburn, GA $65,565

Baconton, GA $65,329

Barwick, GA $66,046

Berlin, GA $66,081

Locust Grove, GA $69,785

Bainbridge, GA $65,957

Blakely, GA $64,707

Bluffton, GA $65,351

Brinson, GA $65,812

Bronwood, GA $65,424

Cairo, GA $66,030

Calvary, GA $66,363

Cedar Springs, GA $64,357

Climax, GA $66,125

Coleman, GA $65,564

Colquitt, GA $65,718

Cuthbert, GA $65,683

Damascus, GA $65,461

Dawson, GA $65,442

Donalsonville, GA $65,662

Edison, GA $65,513

Fort Gaines, GA $65,322

Fowlstown, GA $66,294

Georgetown, GA $65,556

Iron City, GA $65,679

Jakin, GA $64,529

Leary, GA $65,378

Morgan, GA $65,399

Morris, GA $65,518

Newton, GA $65,516

Parrott, GA $65,669

Sasser, GA $65,339

Shellman, GA $65,605

Whigham, GA $66,094

Lovejoy, GA $71,188

Luthersville, GA $68,122

Mcdonough, GA $70,624

Meansville, GA $67,034

Milner, GA $67,796

Molena, GA $66,953

Moreland, GA $68,894

Morrow, GA $72,397

Newnan, GA $69,387

Orchard Hill, GA $68,167

Palmetto, GA $71,198

Peachtree City, GA $70,886

Red Oak, GA $72,445

Rex, GA $72,264

Riverdale, GA $72,214

Sargent, GA $69,632

Senoia, GA $69,432

Sharpsburg, GA $70,237

Stockbridge, GA $71,817

Sunny Side, GA $70,317

The Rock, GA $67,038

Thomaston, GA $66,694

Conley, GA $72,615

Turin, GA $69,845

Tyrone, GA $71,338

Union City, GA $72,047

Williamson, GA $68,374

Woodbury, GA $67,000

Ellenwood, GA $72,556

Zebulon, GA $67,651

Forest Park, GA $72,608

Stapleton, GA $67,403

Thomson, GA $67,505

Warrenton, GA $66,884

Waynesboro, GA $67,711

Wrens, GA $67,574

Augusta, GA $68,625

Abbeville, GA $65,949

North Metro, GA $71,683

Millen, GA $66,668

Mount Vernon, GA $65,853

Newington, GA $67,139

Norristown, GA $65,659

Nunez, GA $65,644

Oliver, GA $67,289

Portal, GA $66,167

Pulaski, GA $66,506

Adrian, GA $65,682

Allentown, GA $66,232

Bolingbroke, GA $66,486

Bonaire, GA $66,348

Butler, GA $66,113

Byromville, GA $65,923

Byron, GA $66,387

Cadwell, GA $65,916

Cordele, GA $65,914

Chauncey, GA $65,878

Chester, GA $66,139

Clinchfield, GA $66,116

Cochran, GA $66,214

Culloden, GA $66,644

Danville, GA $66,246

Davisboro, GA $66,293

Dexter, GA $66,104

Dry Branch, GA $66,383

Dublin, GA $66,163

Dudley, GA $66,132

Eastman, GA $66,034

Eatonton, GA $67,145

Elko, GA $66,106

East Dublin, GA $66,032

Centerville, GA $66,391

Forsyth, GA $66,861

Fort Valley, GA $66,284

Gordon, GA $66,345

Gray, GA $66,467

Haddock, GA $66,541

Hardwick, GA $66,245

Harrison, GA $65,911

Hawkinsville, GA $66,111

Helena, GA $65,951

Hillsboro, GA $66,698

Howard, GA $65,915

Ideal, GA $65,975

Irwinton, GA $66,250

Jeffersonville, GA $66,343

Jewell, GA $66,343

Juliette, GA $66,626

Kathleen, GA $66,309

Kite, GA $65,665

Knoxville, GA $66,326

Lilly, GA $66,106

Lizella, GA $66,457

Mc Intyre, GA $66,273

Mc Rae, GA $65,938

Marshallville, GA $66,170

Mauk, GA $65,855

Milledgeville, GA $66,275

Milan, GA $65,886

Montezuma, GA $66,040

Monticello, GA $67,367

Montrose, GA $66,198

Musella, GA $66,526

Oconee, GA $66,320

Oglethorpe, GA $66,045

Perry, GA $66,307

Pinehurst, GA $65,935

Pineview, GA $65,954

Pitts, GA $65,879

Rentz, GA $66,036

Reynolds, GA $66,137

Rhine, GA $65,857

Roberta, GA $66,513

Rochelle, GA $65,909

Rupert, GA $65,853

Sandersville, GA $66,299

Scotland, GA $66,034

Seville, GA $66,173

Shady Dale, GA $67,756

Smarr, GA $66,580

Sparta, GA $66,370

Warner Robins, GA $66,370

Comer, GA $66,437

Crawford, GA $66,630

Tennille, GA $66,127

Toomsboro, GA $66,122

Unadilla, GA $66,079

Vienna, GA $65,947

Warthen, GA $66,110

Wrightsville, GA $65,889

Yatesville, GA $66,788

Reidsville, GA $66,288

Rockledge, GA $65,769

Rocky Ford, GA $66,244

Sardis, GA $67,281

Soperton, GA $65,762

Statesboro, GA $66,890

Stillmore, GA $65,781

Sylvania, GA $66,368

Tarrytown, GA $65,730

Twin City, GA $65,689

Uvalda, GA $65,857

Vidalia, GA $65,907

Wadley, GA $66,312

Gainesville, GA $69,014

Chestnut Mountain, GA $69,731

Alto, GA $67,393

Baldwin, GA $67,004

Blairsville, GA $66,541

Blue Ridge, GA $66,797

Buford, GA $70,593

Bowersville, GA $67,183

Braselton, GA $69,737

Canon, GA $67,129

Carnesville, GA $66,886

Cherry Log, GA $66,781

Clarkesville, GA $66,670

Clayton, GA $66,861

Clermont, GA $68,021

Cleveland, GA $67,279

Commerce, GA $67,841

Cornelia, GA $67,214

Dahlonega, GA $67,971

Dawsonville, GA $68,948

Demorest, GA $66,922

Ellijay, GA $67,237

Dillard, GA $66,911

Eastanollee, GA $67,135

East Ellijay, GA $67,231

Epworth, GA $66,798

Flowery Branch, GA $69,999

Gillsville, GA $68,277

Habersham, GA $66,865

Helen, GA $66,438

Hiawassee, GA $66,469

Homer, GA $67,124

Hoschton, GA $69,720

Jefferson, GA $68,624

Lakemont, GA $66,772

Lavonia, GA $67,209

Lula, GA $67,961

Mc Caysville, GA $66,899

Martin, GA $67,174

Maysville, GA $68,018

Mineral Bluff, GA $66,677

Morganton, GA $66,621

Mountain City, GA $67,020

Mount Airy, GA $66,883

Murrayville, GA $68,441

Nicholson, GA $67,809

Oakwood, GA $69,693

Pendergrass, GA $68,817

Rabun Gap, GA $66,813

Sautee Nacoochee, GA $66,548

Suches, GA $66,772

Tallulah Falls, GA $66,993

Talmo, GA $68,870

Tiger, GA $66,828

Toccoa, GA $67,083

Turnerville, GA $66,949

Wiley, GA $67,018

Young Harris, GA $66,515

Toccoa Falls, GA $67,217

Athens, GA $67,799

Macon, GA $66,437

Allenhurst, GA $67,497

Bloomingdale, GA $68,681

Clyo, GA $67,710

Crescent, GA $67,116

Darien, GA $66,776

Eden, GA $68,446

Ellabell, GA $68,221

Fleming, GA $68,179

Hinesville, GA $67,681

Guyton, GA $68,131

Fort Stewart, GA $67,722

Ludowici, GA $67,014

Meldrim, GA $68,575

Meridian, GA $66,947

Midway, GA $68,052

Pembroke, GA $67,631

Pooler, GA $68,937

Riceboro, GA $67,603

Richmond Hill, GA $68,495

Rincon, GA $68,530

Sapelo Island, GA $66,834

Tybee Island, GA $68,735

Springfield, GA $67,911

Townsend, GA $67,016

Walthourville, GA $67,459

Savannah, GA $68,937

Swainsboro, GA $65,726

Ailey, GA $65,811

Alamo, GA $65,890

Alston, GA $65,869

Bartow, GA $66,121

Bellville, GA $66,599

Brooklet, GA $67,591

Claxton, GA $66,784

Cobbtown, GA $65,991

Collins, GA $66,178

Daisy, GA $67,121

Dover, GA $66,721

Garfield, GA $66,128

Girard, GA $67,349

Glennville, GA $66,648

Glenwood, GA $65,804

Hagan, GA $66,977

Louisville, GA $66,882

Lyons, GA $65,831

Manassas, GA $66,511

Metter, GA $66,050

Midville, GA $66,356

Waycross, GA $66,196

Atlanta, GA $72,615

Ty Ty, GA $65,701

Arlington, GA $65,413

Cumming, GA $70,093

Decatur, GA $72,615

Lithonia, GA $72,153

Snellville, GA $71,737

Lawrenceville, GA $71,241

Lilburn, GA $72,040

Loganville, GA $70,972

Oxford, GA $70,821

Mansfield, GA $68,833

Newborn, GA $68,248

Porterdale, GA $70,274

Pine Lake, GA $72,615

Redan, GA $72,356

Roswell, GA $71,779

Scottdale, GA $72,615

Smyrna, GA $72,615

Stone Mountain, GA $72,609

Tucker, GA $72,595

Brookfield, GA $66,021

Camilla, GA $65,613

Chula, GA $65,746

Cobb, GA $65,580

Coolidge, GA $65,956

Cotton, GA $65,695

De Soto, GA $65,488

Doerun, GA $65,442

Ellenton, GA $66,033

Enigma, GA $65,892

Fitzgerald, GA $65,998

Funston, GA $65,691

Hartsfield, GA $65,691

Thomasville, GA $66,076

Irwinville, GA $65,833

Leesburg, GA $65,277

Leslie, GA $65,586

Meigs, GA $65,908

Moultrie, GA $65,906

Mystic, GA $65,892

Norman Park, GA $65,835

Oakfield, GA $65,349

Ochlocknee, GA $65,992

Ocilla, GA $65,932

Omega, GA $65,809

Pavo, GA $65,919

Pelham, GA $65,967

Plains, GA $65,782

Poulan, GA $65,434

Putney, GA $65,229

Rebecca, GA $65,737

Sale City, GA $65,532

Smithville, GA $65,490

Sumner, GA $65,498

Sycamore, GA $65,687

Sylvester, GA $65,352

Tifton, GA $65,786

Duluth, GA $71,683

Acworth, GA $71,120

Adairsville, GA $67,825

Aragon, GA $68,532

Armuchee, GA $67,420

Austell, GA $72,199

Ball Ground, GA $69,958

Bowdon, GA $68,067

Bowdon Junction, GA $69,175

Bremen, GA $69,393

Clarkdale, GA $72,056

Carrollton, GA $69,501

Buchanan, GA $68,638

Canton, GA $70,416

Cartersville, GA $69,473

Lithia Springs, GA $72,184

Cassville, GA $69,201

Cave Spring, GA $67,193

Cedartown, GA $67,975

Mableton, GA $72,615

Powder Springs, GA $71,734

Coosa, GA $66,842

Dallas, GA $70,682

Douglasville, GA $71,621

Emerson, GA $70,509

Esom Hill, GA $67,605

Fairmount, GA $68,059

Felton, GA $68,569

Hiram, GA $71,390

Holly Springs, GA $70,942

Arnoldsville, GA $67,157

Bethlehem, GA $70,084

Bishop, GA $68,387

Bogart, GA $68,732

Bostwick, GA $68,480

Bowman, GA $66,862

Buckhead, GA $67,041

Carlton, GA $66,152

Colbert, GA $66,912

Avondale Estates, GA $72,615

Norcross, GA $72,156

Alpharetta, GA $71,138

Marietta, GA $72,155

Auburn, GA $70,274

Conyers, GA $71,534

Covington, GA $69,847

Grayson, GA $71,235

Jersey, GA $70,433

Dacula, GA $70,624

Clarkston, GA $72,615

Suwanee, GA $71,168

Social Circle, GA $69,267

Crawfordville, GA $66,555

Warwick, GA $65,444

Danielsville, GA $66,780

Dewy Rose, GA $66,958

Elberton, GA $66,833

Farmington, GA $68,055

Franklin Springs, GA $67,031

Good Hope, GA $68,744

Greensboro, GA $66,511

Hartwell, GA $67,253

High Shoals, GA $68,530

Hull, GA $67,273

Ila, GA $66,974

Lexington, GA $66,137

Madison, GA $67,836

Monroe, GA $69,838

Rayle, GA $66,405

Royston, GA $66,980

Rutledge, GA $68,469

Sharon, GA $66,863

Siloam, GA $66,326

Statham, GA $68,948

Stephens, GA $66,643

Tignall, GA $66,742

Union Point, GA $66,336

Maxeys, GA $66,579

Washington, GA $66,914

Watkinsville, GA $67,870

White Plains, GA $66,277

Winder, GA $69,640

Winterville, GA $67,241

Calhoun, GA $67,600

Chatsworth, GA $67,323

Chickamauga, GA $67,137

Cisco, GA $66,849

Cohutta, GA $67,069

Crandall, GA $66,936

Dalton, GA $67,220

Eton, GA $67,235

Flintstone, GA $67,319

Graysville, GA $67,285

La Fayette, GA $67,025

Lyerly, GA $67,118

Menlo, GA $66,787

Oakman, GA $67,453

Plainville, GA $67,545

Ranger, GA $67,417

Resaca, GA $67,447

Ringgold, GA $67,227

Rising Fawn, GA $67,197

Rock Spring, GA $67,166

Rocky Face, GA $67,055

Rossville, GA $67,342

Fort Oglethorpe, GA $67,324

Sugar Valley, GA $67,334

Summerville, GA $67,226

Lookout Mountain, GA $67,318

Tennga, GA $66,911

Trenton, GA $67,241

Trion, GA $67,193

Tunnel Hill, GA $67,134

Varnell, GA $67,103

Wildwood, GA $67,284

Appling, GA $68,003

Avera, GA $66,741

Blythe, GA $68,132

Boneville, GA $67,723

Camak, GA $67,139

Dearing, GA $67,803

Evans, GA $68,368

Gibson, GA $66,891

Gough, GA $67,354

Gracewood, GA $68,625

Grovetown, GA $68,294

Harlem, GA $68,033

Hephzibah, GA $68,350

Keysville, GA $67,827

Lincolnton, GA $67,454

Matthews, GA $67,808

Mesena, GA $67,330

Mitchell, GA $66,465

Norwood, GA $66,752

Wray, GA $65,858

Box Springs, GA $65,691

Buena Vista, GA $65,723

Cataula, GA $65,626

Cusseta, GA $65,664

Ellaville, GA $65,892

Ellerslie, GA $65,636

Fortson, GA $65,596

Geneva, GA $65,775

Hamilton, GA $65,652

Junction City, GA $65,884

Louvale, GA $65,649

Lumpkin, GA $65,698

Manchester, GA $66,555

Midland, GA $65,599

Omaha, GA $65,666

Pine Mountain, GA $66,124

Pine Mountain Valley, GA $65,995

Preston, GA $65,736

Richland, GA $65,714

Shiloh, GA $66,140

Talbotton, GA $66,206

Upatoi, GA $65,639

Warm Springs, GA $66,483

Waverly Hall, GA $65,679

Weston, GA $65,642

West Point, GA $65,984

Woodland, GA $66,390

Columbus, GA $65,562

Fort Benning, GA $65,592

Jasper, GA $68,568

Perkins, GA $67,021

Alma, GA $65,934

Ambrose, GA $65,909

Baxley, GA $65,918

Blackshear, GA $66,001

Bristol, GA $65,846

Broxton, GA $65,914

Brunswick, GA $66,911

Saint Simons Island, GA $66,566

Jekyll Island, GA $67,045

Denton, GA $65,854

Douglas, GA $66,080

Folkston, GA $67,060

Hazlehurst, GA $65,935

Hoboken, GA $66,481

Hortense, GA $66,079

Jacksonville, GA $65,806

Jesup, GA $66,251

Kings Bay, GA $68,461

Kingsland, GA $68,471

Lumber City, GA $65,832

Game Designer and Developer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Game Designer and Developer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 97% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Game Designer and Developer positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Game Designer and Developer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Game Designer and Developer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$92,982	$45.0	30%
Financial Services	$89,406	$43.0	25%
Software & Networking	$87,260	$42.0	22%
Biotechnology	$85,830	$41.0	20%
Internet	$84,399	$41.0	18%

Game Designer and Developer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Game Designer and Developer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$65,326

Average $71,525/year

$78,612

$5,444

Average $5,960/month

$6,551

$1,256

Average $1,375/week

$1,512

$31

Average $34/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,612	$6,551	$1,512	$38
Average	$71,525	$5,960	$1,375	$34
25th Percentile	$65,326	$5,444	$1,256	$31

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