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 $71,442 for beginners, reaching about $110,734 at mid-level, and approach $145,667 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 Wisconsin

How much does a Game Designer and Developer make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Game Designer and Developer in Wisconsin is $72,948 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $86,759
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,627 to $80,177
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,871

10% $60,871

50% (Median) $72,948

90% $86,759

Game Designer and Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,177	$6,681	$1,542	$39
Average	$72,948	$6,079	$1,403	$35
25th Percentile	$66,627	$5,552	$1,281	$32

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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): $71,442
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,303
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $110,734
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $127,800
Expert (over 8 years): $145,667

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Game Designer and Developer	less than 1 year	$71,442
CAE Designer II	1-2 years	$80,303
CAE Designer III	2-4 years	$110,734
CAE Designer IV	5-8 years	$127,800
CAE Designer V	over 8 years	$145,667

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:

Green Lake: $70,958
Greenville: $71,633
Hancock: $70,330

Green Lake, WI $70,958

Greenville, WI $71,633

Hancock, WI $70,330

Hortonville, WI $71,482

Iola, WI $70,642

King, WI $71,183

Larsen, WI $71,351

Leopolis, WI $70,555

Manawa, WI $70,905

Marion, WI $70,686

Menasha, WI $71,691

Neenah, WI $71,561

Neshkoro, WI $70,703

New London, WI $71,187

Ogdensburg, WI $70,745

Omro, WI $71,095

Pickett, WI $71,153

Pine River, WI $70,878

Plainfield, WI $70,460

Poy Sippi, WI $70,927

Princeton, WI $70,788

Readfield, WI $71,279

Redgranite, WI $70,946

Ripon, WI $71,083

Rosendale, WI $71,118

Saxeville, WI $70,800

Scandinavia, WI $70,699

Tilleda, WI $70,448

Van Dyne, WI $71,207

Waukau, WI $71,083

Waupaca, WI $70,893

Wautoma, WI $70,727

Weyauwega, WI $71,014

Wild Rose, WI $70,749

Winnebago, WI $71,370

Winneconne, WI $71,204

Wilson, WI $72,371

Boyd, WI $70,498

Cadott, WI $70,548

Chetek, WI $70,357

Chippewa Falls, WI $70,699

Colfax, WI $70,614

Conrath, WI $70,215

Cornell, WI $70,397

Dallas, WI $70,762

Downing, WI $72,033

Downsville, WI $71,510

Durand, WI $71,441

Eau Galle, WI $71,283

Eleva, WI $70,776

Elk Mound, WI $70,619

Elmwood, WI $71,968

Fairchild, WI $70,690

Fall Creek, WI $70,731

Gilmanton, WI $71,098

Holcombe, WI $70,276

Humbird, WI $70,611

Independence, WI $70,893

Jim Falls, WI $70,456

Knapp, WI $71,995

Maiden Rock, WI $72,082

Menomonie, WI $71,442

Merrillan, WI $70,513

Mondovi, WI $70,919

Nelson, WI $71,765

New Auburn, WI $70,329

Osseo, WI $70,941

Pepin, WI $72,330

Pigeon Falls, WI $71,099

Plum City, WI $71,985

Prairie Farm, WI $71,372

Ridgeland, WI $70,989

Rock Falls, WI $70,650

Sand Creek, WI $70,368

Sheldon, WI $70,185

Spring Valley, WI $72,420

Stanley, WI $70,516

Stockholm, WI $72,500

Strum, WI $70,894

Thorp, WI $70,483

Wheeler, WI $71,143

Whitehall, WI $70,802

Spooner, WI $70,163

Almena, WI $71,145

Ashland, WI $70,093

Balsam Lake, WI $72,305

Barron, WI $70,699

Barronett, WI $70,193

Bayfield, WI $70,094

Benoit, WI $69,992

Birchwood, WI $70,067

Brill, WI $70,361

Bruce, WI $70,148

Brule, WI $70,748

Cable, WI $69,849

Cameron, WI $70,378

Centuria, WI $72,702

Comstock, WI $71,338

Cornucopia, WI $70,188

Couderay, WI $69,884

Cumberland, WI $70,814

Danbury, WI $70,582

Drummond, WI $70,056

Edgewater, WI $70,027

Exeland, WI $69,936

Foxboro, WI $71,000

Frederic, WI $71,206

Gordon, WI $70,410

Grand View, WI $69,914

Grantsburg, WI $71,640

Haugen, WI $70,437

Hawthorne, WI $70,980

Hayward, WI $69,936

Herbster, WI $70,284

Hertel, WI $70,182

High Bridge, WI $69,988

Iron River, WI $70,491

Ladysmith, WI $70,153

Lake Nebagamon, WI $70,823

La Pointe, WI $69,975

Luck, WI $72,032

Maple, WI $70,990

Marengo, WI $69,959

Mason, WI $69,969

Mikana, WI $70,353

Milltown, WI $72,332

Minong, WI $70,379

Odanah, WI $70,252

Ojibwa, WI $69,815

Glidden, WI $69,841

Harshaw, WI $70,165

Hawkins, WI $70,032

Hazelhurst, WI $70,176

Heafford Junction, WI $70,236

Hurley, WI $70,036

Iron Belt, WI $69,905

Kennan, WI $70,043

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $70,158

Lake Tomahawk, WI $70,197

Land O Lakes, WI $70,103

Laona, WI $70,142

Long Lake, WI $69,950

Mc Naughton, WI $70,205

Manitowish Waters, WI $70,098

Mellen, WI $69,870

Mercer, WI $69,974

Minocqua, WI $70,231

Montreal, WI $70,054

Park Falls, WI $70,027

Phelps, WI $70,102

Phillips, WI $70,058

Prentice, WI $70,112

Presque Isle, WI $70,069

Saint Germain, WI $70,245

Saxon, WI $69,932

Sayner, WI $70,150

Star Lake, WI $69,967

Three Lakes, WI $70,163

Tony, WI $70,144

Tripoli, WI $69,993

Upson, WI $69,697

Wabeno, WI $70,148

Woodruff, WI $70,261

La Crosse, WI $69,767

Alma, WI $71,545

Alma Center, WI $70,601

Arcadia, WI $70,859

Arkdale, WI $70,334

Bangor, WI $69,920

Black River Falls, WI $70,372

Blair, WI $70,586

Camp Douglas, WI $70,437

Cashton, WI $69,995

Cataract, WI $70,107

Chaseburg, WI $69,882

Cochrane, WI $71,421

Coon Valley, WI $69,854

De Soto, WI $70,003

Dodge, WI $70,661

Eastman, WI $70,202

Ettrick, WI $70,137

Ferryville, WI $70,117

Fountain City, WI $71,112

Galesville, WI $70,351

Gays Mills, WI $70,337

Genoa, WI $69,934

Hillsboro, WI $70,587

Hixton, WI $70,601

Holmen, WI $69,929

Hustler, WI $70,695

Kendall, WI $70,501

La Farge, WI $70,392

Lynxville, WI $70,208

Mather, WI $70,353

Melrose, WI $70,124

Millston, WI $70,202

Mindoro, WI $69,979

Mount Sterling, WI $70,452

Necedah, WI $70,361

Norwalk, WI $70,079

Oakdale, WI $70,441

Onalaska, WI $69,820

Ontario, WI $70,386

Readstown, WI $70,312

Rockland, WI $69,907

Seneca, WI $70,521

Soldiers Grove, WI $70,389

Sparta, WI $70,052

Steuben, WI $70,328

Stoddard, WI $69,824

Taylor, WI $70,447

Tomah, WI $70,477

Trempealeau, WI $70,342

Palmyra, WI $71,932

Tunnel City, WI $70,443

Viola, WI $70,437

Viroqua, WI $69,997

Warrens, WI $70,332

Westby, WI $69,961

West Salem, WI $69,857

Wilton, WI $70,437

Eau Claire, WI $70,893

Altoona, WI $70,989

Arkansaw, WI $71,734

Augusta, WI $70,716

Bay City, WI $72,386

Bloomer, WI $70,472

Boyceville, WI $71,584

Glen Flora, WI $70,030

Wales, WI $72,916

Bagley, WI $70,214

Beetown, WI $70,284

Benton, WI $70,561

Bloomington, WI $70,297

Boscobel, WI $70,448

Cassville, WI $70,213

Cuba City, WI $70,436

Dickeyville, WI $70,495

Fennimore, WI $70,532

Glen Haven, WI $70,174

Hazel Green, WI $70,322

Kieler, WI $70,515

Lancaster, WI $70,371

Mount Hope, WI $70,285

Patch Grove, WI $70,539

Platteville, WI $70,671

Potosi, WI $70,232

Prairie Du Chien, WI $70,385

Sinsinawa, WI $70,294

Stitzer, WI $70,510

Wauzeka, WI $70,320

Woodman, WI $70,243

Portage, WI $71,790

Adams, WI $70,658

Arlington, WI $72,516

Baraboo, WI $71,796

Beaver Dam, WI $71,732

Brandon, WI $70,968

Briggsville, WI $71,344

Burnett, WI $71,247

Cambria, WI $71,690

Cazenovia, WI $70,716

Columbus, WI $72,297

Dalton, WI $71,281

Dellwood, WI $70,420

Doylestown, WI $72,184

Elroy, WI $70,521

Endeavor, WI $71,254

Fairwater, WI $71,106

Fall River, WI $72,092

Fox Lake, WI $71,378

Friendship, WI $70,445

Friesland, WI $71,598

Grand Marsh, WI $70,689

Hillpoint, WI $71,129

Kingston, WI $71,349

Lake Delton, WI $71,532

La Valle, WI $70,813

Lime Ridge, WI $71,078

Loganville, WI $71,293

Lyndon Station, WI $70,908

Markesan, WI $71,004

Marquette, WI $71,249

Mauston, WI $70,641

Montello, WI $71,003

New Lisbon, WI $70,446

North Freedom, WI $71,831

Oxford, WI $71,014

Packwaukee, WI $71,297

Pardeeville, WI $71,833

Poynette, WI $72,288

Randolph, WI $71,688

Reedsburg, WI $71,272

Rio, WI $72,211

Rock Springs, WI $71,366

Union Center, WI $70,839

Waupun, WI $71,116

Westfield, WI $70,673

Wisconsin Dells, WI $71,238

Wonewoc, WI $70,572

Wyocena, WI $71,995

Amery, WI $72,721

Baldwin, WI $73,158

Beldenville, WI $73,023

Clayton, WI $71,769

Clear Lake, WI $72,347

Cushing, WI $72,475

Deer Park, WI $72,867

Dresser, WI $73,358

East Ellsworth, WI $72,837

Ellsworth, WI $72,957

Glenwood City, WI $72,508

Hager City, WI $73,143

Hammond, WI $74,019

Hudson, WI $75,191

New Richmond, WI $74,198

Osceola, WI $74,389

Prescott, WI $74,594

River Falls, WI $74,501

Roberts, WI $74,480

Saint Croix Falls, WI $72,923

Somerset, WI $74,897

Star Prairie, WI $74,001

Pell Lake, WI $71,737

Pleasant Prairie, WI $71,803

Powers Lake, WI $71,859

Rochester, WI $72,148

Salem, WI $71,916

Silver Lake, WI $71,934

Somers, WI $71,715

South Milwaukee, WI $73,838

Springfield, WI $71,768

Sturtevant, WI $71,729

Sullivan, WI $72,100

Trevor, WI $71,950

Twin Lakes, WI $71,919

Union Grove, WI $71,885

Walworth, WI $71,617

Radisson, WI $69,904

Waterford, WI $72,529

Waukesha, WI $73,630

Whitewater, WI $71,522

Williams Bay, WI $71,548

Wilmot, WI $71,947

Woodworth, WI $71,859

Zenda, WI $71,544

Milwaukee, WI $74,239

Saint Francis, WI $74,206

Racine, WI $71,680

Afton, WI $71,472

Albany, WI $71,959

Arena, WI $71,984

Argyle, WI $71,557

Avalon, WI $71,482

Avoca, WI $71,072

Barneveld, WI $71,990

Belleville, WI $72,434

Belmont, WI $70,868

Beloit, WI $71,406

Black Earth, WI $72,437

Blanchardville, WI $71,746

Blue Mounds, WI $72,223

Blue River, WI $70,422

Brodhead, WI $71,468

Brooklyn, WI $72,469

Browntown, WI $70,996

Cambridge, WI $72,434

Gile, WI $70,270

Clinton, WI $71,524

Wausau, WI $70,503

Marshfield, WI $70,533

Abbotsford, WI $70,463

Amherst, WI $70,651

Amherst Junction, WI $70,572

Aniwa, WI $70,226

Antigo, WI $70,296

Arpin, WI $70,394

Athens, WI $70,302

Auburndale, WI $70,359

Babcock, WI $70,249

Birnamwood, WI $70,268

Blenker, WI $70,349

Bowler, WI $70,405

Brokaw, WI $70,409

Bryant, WI $70,144

Chili, WI $70,448

Colby, WI $70,426

Curtiss, WI $70,394

Custer, WI $70,472

Deerbrook, WI $70,139

Dorchester, WI $70,398

Edgar, WI $70,357

Eland, WI $70,348

Elcho, WI $70,173

Elderon, WI $70,391

Elton, WI $70,234

Galloway, WI $70,457

Gilman, WI $70,239

Jump River, WI $70,178

Gleason, WI $70,154

Granton, WI $70,444

Greenwood, WI $70,480

Hannibal, WI $70,228

Hatley, WI $70,321

Hewitt, WI $70,659

Irma, WI $70,186

Junction City, WI $70,322

Loyal, WI $70,474

Lublin, WI $70,299

Marathon, WI $70,345

Mattoon, WI $70,485

Medford, WI $70,323

Merrill, WI $70,299

Milladore, WI $70,347

Mosinee, WI $70,393

Neillsville, WI $70,541

Nekoosa, WI $70,417

Nelsonville, WI $70,725

Ogema, WI $70,133

Owen, WI $70,409

Pearson, WI $70,116

Pelican Lake, WI $70,120

Phlox, WI $70,433

Woodville, WI $72,754

Houlton, WI $75,376

Abrams, WI $70,505

Amberg, WI $70,079

Armstrong Creek, WI $70,096

Athelstane, WI $70,124

Black Creek, WI $71,269

Bonduel, WI $70,701

Brillion, WI $71,205

Cecil, WI $70,592

Coleman, WI $70,444

Combined Locks, WI $71,742

Crivitz, WI $70,317

De Pere, WI $70,656

Dunbar, WI $70,050

Fence, WI $69,976

Florence, WI $70,079

Forest Junction, WI $71,408

Gillett, WI $70,541

Goodman, WI $70,093

Greenleaf, WI $70,927

Green Valley, WI $70,560

Gresham, WI $70,515

Hilbert, WI $71,381

Kaukauna, WI $71,654

Freedom, WI $71,565

Keshena, WI $70,591

Kimberly, WI $71,746

Krakow, WI $70,561

Lakewood, WI $70,209

Lena, WI $70,492

Little Chute, WI $71,743

Little Suamico, WI $70,487

Marinette, WI $70,532

Mountain, WI $70,250

Neopit, WI $70,418

Niagara, WI $70,156

Nichols, WI $70,954

Oconto, WI $70,486

Oconto Falls, WI $70,524

Oneida, WI $70,567

Pembine, WI $70,110

Peshtigo, WI $70,473

Porterfield, WI $70,289

Potter, WI $71,243

Pound, WI $70,368

Pulaski, WI $70,587

Pickerel, WI $70,182

Pittsville, WI $70,342

Plover, WI $70,578

Port Edwards, WI $70,615

Rib Lake, WI $70,229

Ringle, WI $70,299

Rosholt, WI $70,443

Rothschild, WI $70,568

Rudolph, WI $70,370

Schofield, WI $70,510

Spencer, WI $70,460

Stetsonville, WI $70,354

Stevens Point, WI $70,547

Stratford, WI $70,401

Summit Lake, WI $70,194

Tigerton, WI $70,514

Tomahawk, WI $70,238

Unity, WI $70,405

Vesper, WI $70,380

Westboro, WI $70,138

White Lake, WI $70,173

Willard, WI $70,465

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $70,506

Withee, WI $70,366

Wittenberg, WI $70,429

Rhinelander, WI $70,277

Argonne, WI $70,052

Boulder Junction, WI $70,096

Brantwood, WI $70,030

Butternut, WI $69,916

Catawba, WI $70,053

Clam Lake, WI $69,674

Conover, WI $70,132

Crandon, WI $70,241

Eagle River, WI $70,237

Fifield, WI $70,008

Poplar, WI $71,093

Port Wing, WI $70,509

Seymour, WI $70,868

Oak Creek, WI $73,339

Adell, WI $71,906

Allenton, WI $72,168

Ashippun, WI $72,400

Belgium, WI $72,611

Brookfield, WI $74,075

Brownsville, WI $71,189

Butler, WI $74,118

Campbellsport, WI $71,540

Cascade, WI $71,481

Cedarburg, WI $73,444

Cedar Grove, WI $72,277

Chilton, WI $71,246

Cleveland, WI $70,960

Clyman, WI $71,833

Colgate, WI $73,327

Delafield, WI $72,887

Eden, WI $71,166

Elkhart Lake, WI $71,161

Fredonia, WI $72,592

Germantown, WI $73,631

Glenbeulah, WI $71,126

Grafton, WI $73,457

Greenbush, WI $71,124

Hartford, WI $72,680

Hartland, WI $73,109

Hingham, WI $71,792

Horicon, WI $71,625

Hubertus, WI $73,229

Hustisford, WI $71,912

Iron Ridge, WI $72,019

Ixonia, WI $72,242

Jackson, WI $73,235

Johnson Creek, WI $72,020

Juneau, WI $71,624

Kewaskum, WI $72,199

Kiel, WI $71,037

Kohler, WI $71,343

Lannon, WI $73,734

Lebanon, WI $71,981

Lomira, WI $71,522

Malone, WI $71,185

Mayville, WI $71,546

Menomonee Falls, WI $73,844

Merton, WI $73,229

Mount Calvary, WI $71,245

Nashotah, WI $72,871

Neosho, WI $72,268

Newburg, WI $72,887

New Holstein, WI $71,145

Newton, WI $70,893

North Lake, WI $73,483

Oakfield, WI $71,057

Oconomowoc, WI $72,584

Okauchee, WI $72,791

Oostburg, WI $71,922

Pewaukee, WI $73,425

Plymouth, WI $71,258

Port Washington, WI $73,012

Random Lake, WI $72,248

Richfield, WI $73,268

Rubicon, WI $72,394

Saint Cloud, WI $71,238

Saukville, WI $73,103

Sheboygan, WI $71,548

Sheboygan Falls, WI $71,307

Slinger, WI $72,908

Stockbridge, WI $71,405

Sussex, WI $73,482

West Bend, WI $72,529

Theresa, WI $71,950

Thiensville, WI $73,986

Waldo, WI $71,727

Watertown, WI $71,930

Mequon, WI $73,796

Woodland, WI $72,083

Bassett, WI $71,920

Benet Lake, WI $71,852

Big Bend, WI $73,041

Bristol, WI $71,861

Burlington, WI $71,996

Caledonia, WI $72,265

Camp Lake, WI $71,941

Cudahy, WI $74,148

Darien, WI $71,602

Delavan, WI $71,571

Dousman, WI $72,388

Eagle, WI $72,255

Cobb, WI $71,111

Cottage Grove, WI $72,849

Cross Plains, WI $72,667

Dane, WI $72,662

Darlington, WI $71,071

Deerfield, WI $72,649

De Forest, WI $72,744

Dodgeville, WI $71,430

Edgerton, WI $72,275

Edmund, WI $71,267

Evansville, WI $72,077

Footville, WI $71,626

Fort Atkinson, WI $71,965

Gotham, WI $71,427

Gratiot, WI $70,753

Hanover, WI $71,611

Highland, WI $71,015

Hollandale, WI $71,860

Janesville, WI $71,668

Shawano, WI $70,632

Sherwood, WI $71,591

Shiocton, WI $71,088

Sobieski, WI $70,499

Suamico, WI $70,480

Suring, WI $70,391

Townsend, WI $70,241

Wausaukee, WI $70,199

Wrightstown, WI $71,380

Zachow, WI $70,614

Algoma, WI $70,484

Baileys Harbor, WI $70,291

Brussels, WI $70,477

Casco, WI $70,491

Collins, WI $71,043

Denmark, WI $70,575

Egg Harbor, WI $70,346

Ellison Bay, WI $70,226

Ephraim, WI $70,346

Fish Creek, WI $70,299

Forestville, WI $70,478

Francis Creek, WI $70,656

Kellnersville, WI $70,703

Kewaunee, WI $70,524

Luxemburg, WI $70,492

Manitowoc, WI $70,789

Maplewood, WI $70,466

Maribel, WI $70,658

Mishicot, WI $70,599

New Franken, WI $70,482

Reedsville, WI $70,847

Saint Nazianz, WI $70,986

Sister Bay, WI $70,304

Sturgeon Bay, WI $70,490

Tisch Mills, WI $70,567

Two Rivers, WI $70,593

Valders, WI $70,953

Washington Island, WI $70,185

Whitelaw, WI $70,706

Green Bay, WI $70,472

East Troy, WI $72,255

Elkhorn, WI $71,757

Elm Grove, WI $74,118

Fontana, WI $71,588

Franksville, WI $72,218

Genesee Depot, WI $72,774

Genoa City, WI $71,792

Greendale, WI $74,065

Hales Corners, WI $73,938

Franklin, WI $73,511

Helenville, WI $71,849

Honey Creek, WI $72,029

Kansasville, WI $72,004

Kenosha, WI $71,698

New Berlin, WI $73,706

Lake Geneva, WI $71,549

Lyons, WI $71,934

Mukwonago, WI $72,696

Muskego, WI $73,157

New Munster, WI $71,942

North Prairie, WI $72,657

Fremont, WI $71,147

Rice Lake, WI $70,297

Sarona, WI $70,125

Shell Lake, WI $70,185

Siren, WI $70,894

Solon Springs, WI $70,496

South Range, WI $71,161

Springbrook, WI $69,990

Stone Lake, WI $70,016

Superior, WI $71,237

Trego, WI $70,064

Turtle Lake, WI $71,651

Wascott, WI $70,425

Washburn, WI $70,155

Webster, WI $70,240

Weyerhaeuser, WI $70,126

Winter, WI $69,792

Oshkosh, WI $71,334

Almond, WI $70,563

Appleton, WI $71,747

Bancroft, WI $70,343

Bear Creek, WI $70,974

Berlin, WI $71,023

Big Falls, WI $70,810

Butte Des Morts, WI $71,297

Caroline, WI $70,618

Clintonville, WI $70,801

Coloma, WI $70,377

Dale, WI $71,427

Eldorado, WI $71,165

Embarrass, WI $70,777

Eureka, WI $71,042

Fond Du Lac, WI $71,511

Jefferson, WI $71,905

Juda, WI $71,379

Lake Mills, WI $72,249

Linden, WI $71,192

Livingston, WI $70,827

Lodi, WI $72,430

Lone Rock, WI $71,212

Lowell, WI $71,969

Mc Farland, WI $72,930

Marshall, WI $72,571

Mazomanie, WI $72,400

Merrimac, WI $72,115

Middleton, WI $72,877

Milton, WI $71,699

Mineral Point, WI $71,224

Monroe, WI $71,336

Montfort, WI $70,857

Monticello, WI $71,877

Morrisonville, WI $72,669

Mount Horeb, WI $72,327

Muscoda, WI $70,737

New Glarus, WI $72,171

Oregon, WI $72,808

Orfordville, WI $71,544

Plain, WI $71,429

Prairie Du Sac, WI $72,153

Reeseville, WI $72,115

Rewey, WI $70,907

Richland Center, WI $70,666

Ridgeway, WI $71,942

Sauk City, WI $72,173

Sextonville, WI $71,315

Sharon, WI $71,585

Shullsburg, WI $70,617

South Wayne, WI $70,903

Spring Green, WI $71,704

Stoughton, WI $72,670

Sun Prairie, WI $72,744

Verona, WI $72,724

Waterloo, WI $72,347

Waunakee, WI $72,906

Windsor, WI $72,860

Woodford, WI $71,324

Madison, WI $73,060

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	$94,833	$46.0	30%
Financial Services	$91,186	$44.0	25%
Software & Networking	$88,997	$43.0	22%
Biotechnology	$87,538	$42.0	20%
Internet	$86,079	$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.

$66,627

Average $72,948/year

$80,177

$5,552

Average $6,079/month

$6,681

$1,281

Average $1,403/week

$1,542

$32

Average $35/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,177	$6,681	$1,542	$39
Average	$72,948	$6,079	$1,403	$35
25th Percentile	$66,627	$5,552	$1,281	$32

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