What are the main factors that influence a Game Software 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 Software Developer?

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

How does experience change A Game Software Developer's salary?

A Game Software Developer's salary grows with experience: starting around $81,626 for beginners, reaching about $128,643 at mid-level, and approach $171,097 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Game Software Developer?

Game Software Developer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Game Software Developer roles are District of Columbia $121,311, California $120,851, Massachusetts $119,241. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Game Software Developer roles make?

Salaries for Game Software Developer level roles vary by specialization: Game Software Engineer: $114,897; Senior Game Developer: $114,310; Mobile Game Developer: $107,898; Lead Game Developer: $107,848; Unity Game Developer: $94,754.

Game Software Developer Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Game Software Developer make in Wisconsin? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Game Software Developer in Wisconsin is $107,780 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $52.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $132,850
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $100,381 to $120,903
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $93,644

10% $93,644

50% (Median) $107,780

90% $132,850

Game Software Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$120,903	$10,075	$2,325	$58
Average	$107,780	$8,982	$2,073	$52
25th Percentile	$100,381	$8,365	$1,930	$48

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Key Factors That Influence Game Software Developer Salaries

A Game Software 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 Software Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Game Software 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): $81,626
Early Career (1-2 years): $105,046
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $128,643
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $148,834
Expert (over 8 years): $171,097

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Software Engineer I	less than 1 year	$81,626
Game Software Developer	1-2 years	$105,046
Software Engineer III	2-4 years	$128,643
Software Engineer IV	5-8 years	$148,834
Software Engineer V	over 8 years	$171,097

How Do Game Software 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 Software Developers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $121,311.
California: $120,851.
Massachusetts: $119,241.

District of Columbia $121,311 California $120,851 Massachusetts $119,241 Washington $118,802 New Jersey $118,759 Alaska $118,605 Connecticut $117,093 New York $116,480

Hawaii $114,518 Rhode Island $113,598 Maryland $112,974 Minnesota $112,119 Colorado $111,790 Illinois $111,681 Oregon $111,264 Delaware $110,957

New Hampshire $110,765 Virginia $110,333 Pennsylvania $109,073 Nevada $108,437 North Dakota $108,229 Michigan $107,901 Wisconsin $107,780 Vermont $107,539

Texas $106,871 Maine $106,827 Arizona $106,761 Ohio $106,684 Georgia $105,676 Indiana $105,172 Wyoming $105,074 Utah $104,920

Iowa $104,855 Kansas $104,329 Louisiana $104,175 North Carolina $104,121 Missouri $104,099 Florida $103,671 Montana $103,441 Nebraska $103,222

Kentucky $103,102 South Carolina $102,663 Tennessee $102,389 Idaho $102,280 New Mexico $101,480 Oklahoma $101,305 Alabama $100,658 South Dakota $99,574

Arkansas $98,982 West Virginia $98,664 Mississippi $97,711

Top Paying Cities for Game Software 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: $104,839
Greenville: $105,836
Hancock: $103,911

Green Lake, WI $104,839

Greenville, WI $105,836

Hancock, WI $103,911

Hortonville, WI $105,614

Iola, WI $104,373

King, WI $105,171

Larsen, WI $105,420

Leopolis, WI $104,243

Manawa, WI $104,760

Marion, WI $104,437

Menasha, WI $105,923

Neenah, WI $105,730

Neshkoro, WI $104,462

New London, WI $105,178

Ogdensburg, WI $104,525

Omro, WI $105,041

Pickett, WI $105,127

Pine River, WI $104,721

Plainfield, WI $104,104

Poy Sippi, WI $104,793

Princeton, WI $104,588

Readfield, WI $105,314

Redgranite, WI $104,822

Ripon, WI $105,023

Rosendale, WI $105,076

Saxeville, WI $104,606

Scandinavia, WI $104,456

Tilleda, WI $104,086

Van Dyne, WI $105,207

Waukau, WI $105,024

Waupaca, WI $104,743

Wautoma, WI $104,499

Weyauwega, WI $104,923

Wild Rose, WI $104,530

Winnebago, WI $105,449

Winneconne, WI $105,203

Wilson, WI $106,928

Boyd, WI $104,159

Cadott, WI $104,233

Chetek, WI $103,952

Chippewa Falls, WI $104,457

Colfax, WI $104,331

Conrath, WI $103,741

Cornell, WI $104,010

Dallas, WI $104,549

Downing, WI $106,427

Downsville, WI $105,654

Durand, WI $105,553

Eau Galle, WI $105,319

Eleva, WI $104,570

Elk Mound, WI $104,339

Elmwood, WI $106,332

Fairchild, WI $104,443

Fall Creek, WI $104,504

Gilmanton, WI $105,046

Holcombe, WI $103,831

Humbird, WI $104,327

Independence, WI $104,743

Jim Falls, WI $104,098

Knapp, WI $106,371

Maiden Rock, WI $106,500

Menomonie, WI $105,554

Merrillan, WI $104,182

Mondovi, WI $104,781

Nelson, WI $106,031

New Auburn, WI $103,910

Osseo, WI $104,814

Pepin, WI $106,866

Pigeon Falls, WI $105,047

Plum City, WI $106,357

Prairie Farm, WI $105,451

Ridgeland, WI $104,885

Rock Falls, WI $104,384

Sand Creek, WI $103,967

Sheldon, WI $103,697

Spring Valley, WI $107,000

Stanley, WI $104,186

Stockholm, WI $107,117

Strum, WI $104,745

Thorp, WI $104,137

Wheeler, WI $105,113

Whitehall, WI $104,608

Spooner, WI $103,665

Almena, WI $105,115

Ashland, WI $103,561

Balsam Lake, WI $106,830

Barron, WI $104,456

Barronett, WI $103,709

Bayfield, WI $103,563

Benoit, WI $103,412

Birchwood, WI $103,523

Brill, WI $103,957

Bruce, WI $103,642

Brule, WI $104,529

Cable, WI $103,200

Cameron, WI $103,983

Centuria, WI $107,416

Comstock, WI $105,401

Cornucopia, WI $103,701

Couderay, WI $103,253

Cumberland, WI $104,627

Danbury, WI $104,284

Drummond, WI $103,507

Edgewater, WI $103,463

Exeland, WI $103,330

Foxboro, WI $104,901

Frederic, WI $105,206

Gordon, WI $104,030

Grand View, WI $103,297

Grantsburg, WI $105,846

Haugen, WI $104,069

Hawthorne, WI $104,872

Hayward, WI $103,330

Herbster, WI $103,843

Hertel, WI $103,693

High Bridge, WI $103,406

Iron River, WI $104,149

Ladysmith, WI $103,651

Lake Nebagamon, WI $104,640

La Pointe, WI $103,386

Luck, WI $106,426

Maple, WI $104,886

Marengo, WI $103,363

Mason, WI $103,378

Mikana, WI $103,945

Milltown, WI $106,870

Minong, WI $103,984

Odanah, WI $103,796

Ojibwa, WI $103,151

Glidden, WI $103,189

Harshaw, WI $103,668

Hawkins, WI $103,471

Hazelhurst, WI $103,684

Heafford Junction, WI $103,772

Hurley, WI $103,476

Iron Belt, WI $103,283

Kennan, WI $103,487

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $103,657

Lake Tomahawk, WI $103,715

Land O Lakes, WI $103,576

Laona, WI $103,633

Long Lake, WI $103,349

Mc Naughton, WI $103,727

Manitowish Waters, WI $103,568

Mellen, WI $103,232

Mercer, WI $103,385

Minocqua, WI $103,766

Montreal, WI $103,504

Park Falls, WI $103,463

Phelps, WI $103,575

Phillips, WI $103,509

Prentice, WI $103,589

Presque Isle, WI $103,526

Saint Germain, WI $103,786

Saxon, WI $103,323

Sayner, WI $103,645

Star Lake, WI $103,376

Three Lakes, WI $103,665

Tony, WI $103,636

Tripoli, WI $103,414

Upson, WI $102,976

Wabeno, WI $103,642

Woodruff, WI $103,809

La Crosse, WI $103,080

Alma, WI $105,706

Alma Center, WI $104,312

Arcadia, WI $104,694

Arkdale, WI $103,918

Bangor, WI $103,305

Black River Falls, WI $103,974

Blair, WI $104,289

Camp Douglas, WI $104,070

Cashton, WI $103,417

Cataract, WI $103,583

Chaseburg, WI $103,250

Cochrane, WI $105,523

Coon Valley, WI $103,208

De Soto, WI $103,428

Dodge, WI $104,400

Eastman, WI $103,722

Ettrick, WI $103,626

Ferryville, WI $103,597

Fountain City, WI $105,067

Galesville, WI $103,942

Gays Mills, WI $103,921

Genoa, WI $103,326

Hillsboro, WI $104,291

Hixton, WI $104,311

Holmen, WI $103,320

Hustler, WI $104,450

Kendall, WI $104,163

La Farge, WI $104,003

Lynxville, WI $103,731

Mather, WI $103,945

Melrose, WI $103,607

Millston, WI $103,723

Mindoro, WI $103,393

Mount Sterling, WI $104,092

Necedah, WI $103,957

Norwalk, WI $103,540

Oakdale, WI $104,076

Onalaska, WI $103,159

Ontario, WI $103,993

Readstown, WI $103,885

Rockland, WI $103,286

Seneca, WI $104,194

Soldiers Grove, WI $103,999

Sparta, WI $103,500

Steuben, WI $103,909

Stoddard, WI $103,164

Taylor, WI $104,084

Tomah, WI $104,128

Trempealeau, WI $103,929

Palmyra, WI $106,278

Tunnel City, WI $104,078

Viola, WI $104,069

Viroqua, WI $103,419

Warrens, WI $103,915

Westby, WI $103,367

West Salem, WI $103,212

Wilton, WI $104,070

Eau Claire, WI $104,743

Altoona, WI $104,885

Arkansaw, WI $105,985

Augusta, WI $104,481

Bay City, WI $106,948

Bloomer, WI $104,122

Boyceville, WI $105,764

Glen Flora, WI $103,468

Wales, WI $107,732

Bagley, WI $103,739

Beetown, WI $103,843

Benton, WI $104,253

Bloomington, WI $103,862

Boscobel, WI $104,086

Cassville, WI $103,738

Cuba City, WI $104,068

Dickeyville, WI $104,156

Fennimore, WI $104,210

Glen Haven, WI $103,681

Hazel Green, WI $103,899

Kieler, WI $104,185

Lancaster, WI $103,973

Mount Hope, WI $103,846

Patch Grove, WI $104,220

Platteville, WI $104,415

Potosi, WI $103,767

Prairie Du Chien, WI $103,992

Sinsinawa, WI $103,858

Stitzer, WI $104,178

Wauzeka, WI $103,897

Woodman, WI $103,783

Portage, WI $106,069

Adams, WI $104,396

Arlington, WI $107,141

Baraboo, WI $106,077

Beaver Dam, WI $105,982

Brandon, WI $104,854

Briggsville, WI $105,409

Burnett, WI $105,267

Cambria, WI $105,921

Cazenovia, WI $104,481

Columbus, WI $106,817

Dalton, WI $105,317

Dellwood, WI $104,044

Doylestown, WI $106,650

Elroy, WI $104,193

Endeavor, WI $105,276

Fairwater, WI $105,058

Fall River, WI $106,515

Fox Lake, WI $105,459

Friendship, WI $104,081

Friesland, WI $105,785

Grand Marsh, WI $104,442

Hillpoint, WI $105,091

Kingston, WI $105,417

Lake Delton, WI $105,687

La Valle, WI $104,626

Lime Ridge, WI $105,017

Loganville, WI $105,333

Lyndon Station, WI $104,766

Markesan, WI $104,907

Marquette, WI $105,270

Mauston, WI $104,370

Montello, WI $104,905

New Lisbon, WI $104,082

North Freedom, WI $106,129

Oxford, WI $104,923

Packwaukee, WI $105,340

Pardeeville, WI $106,132

Poynette, WI $106,805

Randolph, WI $105,917

Reedsburg, WI $105,303

Rio, WI $106,691

Rock Springs, WI $105,442

Union Center, WI $104,664

Waupun, WI $105,073

Westfield, WI $104,419

Wisconsin Dells, WI $105,253

Wonewoc, WI $104,268

Wyocena, WI $106,371

Amery, WI $107,444

Baldwin, WI $108,089

Beldenville, WI $107,890

Clayton, WI $106,038

Clear Lake, WI $106,891

Cushing, WI $107,081

Deer Park, WI $107,660

Dresser, WI $108,385

East Ellsworth, WI $107,616

Ellsworth, WI $107,792

Glenwood City, WI $107,129

Hager City, WI $108,068

Hammond, WI $109,362

Hudson, WI $111,093

New Richmond, WI $109,626

Osceola, WI $109,909

Prescott, WI $110,211

River Falls, WI $110,073

Roberts, WI $110,043

Saint Croix Falls, WI $107,743

Somerset, WI $110,658

Star Prairie, WI $109,336

Pell Lake, WI $105,990

Pleasant Prairie, WI $106,088

Powers Lake, WI $106,171

Rochester, WI $106,598

Salem, WI $106,255

Silver Lake, WI $106,281

Somers, WI $105,958

South Milwaukee, WI $109,094

Springfield, WI $106,036

Sturtevant, WI $105,979

Sullivan, WI $106,527

Trevor, WI $106,305

Twin Lakes, WI $106,259

Union Grove, WI $106,209

Walworth, WI $105,812

Radisson, WI $103,282

Waterford, WI $107,160

Waukesha, WI $108,787

Whitewater, WI $105,672

Williams Bay, WI $105,710

Wilmot, WI $106,300

Woodworth, WI $106,171

Zenda, WI $105,705

Milwaukee, WI $109,687

Saint Francis, WI $109,638

Racine, WI $105,906

Afton, WI $105,599

Albany, WI $106,318

Arena, WI $106,355

Argyle, WI $105,725

Avalon, WI $105,614

Avoca, WI $105,007

Barneveld, WI $106,363

Belleville, WI $107,020

Belmont, WI $104,707

Beloit, WI $105,501

Black Earth, WI $107,025

Blanchardville, WI $106,003

Blue Mounds, WI $106,709

Blue River, WI $104,047

Brodhead, WI $105,593

Brooklyn, WI $107,071

Browntown, WI $104,895

Cambridge, WI $107,020

Gile, WI $103,823

Clinton, WI $105,675

Wausau, WI $104,167

Marshfield, WI $104,212

Abbotsford, WI $104,109

Amherst, WI $104,386

Amherst Junction, WI $104,268

Aniwa, WI $103,758

Antigo, WI $103,861

Arpin, WI $104,006

Athens, WI $103,870

Auburndale, WI $103,954

Babcock, WI $103,792

Birnamwood, WI $103,820

Blenker, WI $103,940

Bowler, WI $104,022

Brokaw, WI $104,027

Bryant, WI $103,636

Chili, WI $104,086

Colby, WI $104,053

Curtiss, WI $104,006

Custer, WI $104,122

Deerbrook, WI $103,630

Dorchester, WI $104,012

Edgar, WI $103,952

Eland, WI $103,939

Elcho, WI $103,680

Elderon, WI $104,001

Elton, WI $103,770

Galloway, WI $104,100

Gilman, WI $103,778

Jump River, WI $103,687

Gleason, WI $103,652

Granton, WI $104,080

Greenwood, WI $104,134

Hannibal, WI $103,760

Hatley, WI $103,898

Hewitt, WI $104,398

Irma, WI $103,699

Junction City, WI $103,899

Loyal, WI $104,124

Lublin, WI $103,865

Marathon, WI $103,933

Mattoon, WI $104,140

Medford, WI $103,900

Merrill, WI $103,865

Milladore, WI $103,936

Mosinee, WI $104,004

Neillsville, WI $104,224

Nekoosa, WI $104,041

Nelsonville, WI $104,495

Ogema, WI $103,620

Owen, WI $104,027

Pearson, WI $103,595

Pelican Lake, WI $103,601

Phlox, WI $104,064

Woodville, WI $107,493

Houlton, WI $111,366

Abrams, WI $104,170

Amberg, WI $103,540

Armstrong Creek, WI $103,566

Athelstane, WI $103,607

Black Creek, WI $105,298

Bonduel, WI $104,459

Brillion, WI $105,204

Cecil, WI $104,298

Coleman, WI $104,080

Combined Locks, WI $105,997

Crivitz, WI $103,893

De Pere, WI $104,393

Dunbar, WI $103,497

Fence, WI $103,389

Florence, WI $103,541

Forest Junction, WI $105,504

Gillett, WI $104,222

Goodman, WI $103,562

Greenleaf, WI $104,793

Green Valley, WI $104,251

Gresham, WI $104,185

Hilbert, WI $105,465

Kaukauna, WI $105,867

Freedom, WI $105,736

Keshena, WI $104,297

Kimberly, WI $106,004

Krakow, WI $104,252

Lakewood, WI $103,733

Lena, WI $104,151

Little Chute, WI $106,000

Little Suamico, WI $104,144

Marinette, WI $104,210

Mountain, WI $103,793

Neopit, WI $104,042

Niagara, WI $103,654

Nichols, WI $104,833

Oconto, WI $104,141

Oconto Falls, WI $104,198

Oneida, WI $104,262

Pembine, WI $103,587

Peshtigo, WI $104,123

Porterfield, WI $103,851

Potter, WI $105,260

Pound, WI $103,967

Pulaski, WI $104,290

Pickerel, WI $103,692

Pittsville, WI $103,929

Plover, WI $104,278

Port Edwards, WI $104,333

Rib Lake, WI $103,762

Ringle, WI $103,865

Rosholt, WI $104,079

Rothschild, WI $104,263

Rudolph, WI $103,970

Schofield, WI $104,178

Spencer, WI $104,104

Stetsonville, WI $103,947

Stevens Point, WI $104,232

Stratford, WI $104,016

Summit Lake, WI $103,711

Tigerton, WI $104,183

Tomahawk, WI $103,775

Unity, WI $104,022

Vesper, WI $103,986

Westboro, WI $103,628

White Lake, WI $103,680

Willard, WI $104,111

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $104,171

Withee, WI $103,965

Wittenberg, WI $104,057

Rhinelander, WI $103,834

Argonne, WI $103,500

Boulder Junction, WI $103,565

Brantwood, WI $103,469

Butternut, WI $103,300

Catawba, WI $103,502

Clam Lake, WI $102,942

Conover, WI $103,619

Crandon, WI $103,780

Eagle River, WI $103,773

Fifield, WI $103,436

Poplar, WI $105,039

Port Wing, WI $104,175

Seymour, WI $104,707

Oak Creek, WI $108,356

Adell, WI $106,240

Allenton, WI $106,627

Ashippun, WI $106,970

Belgium, WI $107,282

Brookfield, WI $109,444

Brownsville, WI $105,180

Butler, WI $109,508

Campbellsport, WI $105,699

Cascade, WI $105,612

Cedarburg, WI $108,512

Cedar Grove, WI $106,789

Chilton, WI $105,264

Cleveland, WI $104,843

Clyman, WI $106,132

Colgate, WI $108,339

Delafield, WI $107,689

Eden, WI $105,147

Elkhart Lake, WI $105,140

Fredonia, WI $107,254

Germantown, WI $108,789

Glenbeulah, WI $105,088

Grafton, WI $108,532

Greenbush, WI $105,085

Hartford, WI $107,383

Hartland, WI $108,017

Hingham, WI $106,071

Horicon, WI $105,824

Hubertus, WI $108,194

Hustisford, WI $106,248

Iron Ridge, WI $106,406

Ixonia, WI $106,737

Jackson, WI $108,203

Johnson Creek, WI $106,408

Juneau, WI $105,823

Kewaskum, WI $106,672

Kiel, WI $104,955

Kohler, WI $105,408

Lannon, WI $108,940

Lebanon, WI $106,351

Lomira, WI $105,673

Malone, WI $105,175

Mayville, WI $105,708

Menomonee Falls, WI $109,104

Merton, WI $108,194

Mount Calvary, WI $105,263

Nashotah, WI $107,665

Neosho, WI $106,775

Newburg, WI $107,689

New Holstein, WI $105,115

Newton, WI $104,743

North Lake, WI $108,570

Oakfield, WI $104,985

Oconomowoc, WI $107,242

Okauchee, WI $107,548

Oostburg, WI $106,264

Pewaukee, WI $108,485

Plymouth, WI $105,282

Port Washington, WI $107,874

Random Lake, WI $106,745

Richfield, WI $108,252

Rubicon, WI $106,961

Saint Cloud, WI $105,253

Saukville, WI $108,008

Sheboygan, WI $105,710

Sheboygan Falls, WI $105,354

Slinger, WI $107,721

Stockbridge, WI $105,500

Sussex, WI $108,568

West Bend, WI $107,161

Theresa, WI $106,305

Thiensville, WI $109,313

Waldo, WI $105,976

Watertown, WI $106,275

Mequon, WI $109,032

Woodland, WI $106,501

Bassett, WI $106,260

Benet Lake, WI $106,161

Big Bend, WI $107,917

Bristol, WI $106,174

Burlington, WI $106,373

Caledonia, WI $106,771

Camp Lake, WI $106,292

Cudahy, WI $109,553

Darien, WI $105,790

Delavan, WI $105,745

Dousman, WI $106,952

Eagle, WI $106,756

Cobb, WI $105,065

Cottage Grove, WI $107,633

Cross Plains, WI $107,364

Dane, WI $107,357

Darlington, WI $105,006

Deerfield, WI $107,337

De Forest, WI $107,478

Dodgeville, WI $105,536

Edgerton, WI $106,785

Edmund, WI $105,295

Evansville, WI $106,493

Footville, WI $105,827

Fort Atkinson, WI $106,327

Gotham, WI $105,533

Gratiot, WI $104,536

Hanover, WI $105,805

Highland, WI $104,924

Hollandale, WI $106,172

Janesville, WI $105,888

Shawano, WI $104,357

Sherwood, WI $105,775

Shiocton, WI $105,031

Sobieski, WI $104,161

Suamico, WI $104,133

Suring, WI $104,002

Townsend, WI $103,780

Wausaukee, WI $103,718

Wrightstown, WI $105,463

Zachow, WI $104,331

Algoma, WI $104,139

Baileys Harbor, WI $103,853

Brussels, WI $104,128

Casco, WI $104,149

Collins, WI $104,965

Denmark, WI $104,273

Egg Harbor, WI $103,935

Ellison Bay, WI $103,758

Ephraim, WI $103,934

Fish Creek, WI $103,865

Forestville, WI $104,130

Francis Creek, WI $104,393

Kellnersville, WI $104,462

Kewaunee, WI $104,198

Luxemburg, WI $104,151

Manitowoc, WI $104,590

Maplewood, WI $104,112

Maribel, WI $104,397

Mishicot, WI $104,309

New Franken, WI $104,136

Reedsville, WI $104,675

Saint Nazianz, WI $104,881

Sister Bay, WI $103,873

Sturgeon Bay, WI $104,148

Tisch Mills, WI $104,262

Two Rivers, WI $104,300

Valders, WI $104,832

Washington Island, WI $103,698

Whitelaw, WI $104,467

Green Bay, WI $104,121

East Troy, WI $106,756

Elkhorn, WI $106,020

Elm Grove, WI $109,508

Fontana, WI $105,771

Franksville, WI $106,701

Genesee Depot, WI $107,523

Genoa City, WI $106,072

Greendale, WI $109,429

Hales Corners, WI $109,242

Franklin, WI $108,612

Helenville, WI $106,156

Honey Creek, WI $106,421

Kansasville, WI $106,384

Kenosha, WI $105,933

New Berlin, WI $108,900

Lake Geneva, WI $105,713

Lyons, WI $106,281

Mukwonago, WI $107,408

Muskego, WI $108,088

New Munster, WI $106,293

North Prairie, WI $107,349

Fremont, WI $105,119

Rice Lake, WI $103,862

Sarona, WI $103,608

Shell Lake, WI $103,697

Siren, WI $104,745

Solon Springs, WI $104,157

South Range, WI $105,140

Springbrook, WI $103,408

Stone Lake, WI $103,447

Superior, WI $105,251

Trego, WI $103,519

Turtle Lake, WI $105,864

Wascott, WI $104,052

Washburn, WI $103,653

Webster, WI $103,779

Weyerhaeuser, WI $103,610

Winter, WI $103,116

Oshkosh, WI $105,395

Almond, WI $104,255

Appleton, WI $106,005

Bancroft, WI $103,930

Bear Creek, WI $104,862

Berlin, WI $104,935

Big Falls, WI $104,620

Butte Des Morts, WI $105,340

Caroline, WI $104,338

Clintonville, WI $104,607

Coloma, WI $103,981

Dale, WI $105,532

Eldorado, WI $105,145

Embarrass, WI $104,572

Eureka, WI $104,963

Fond Du Lac, WI $105,657

Jefferson, WI $106,238

Juda, WI $105,462

Lake Mills, WI $106,747

Linden, WI $105,186

Livingston, WI $104,645

Lodi, WI $107,014

Lone Rock, WI $105,215

Lowell, WI $106,333

Mc Farland, WI $107,753

Marshall, WI $107,222

Mazomanie, WI $106,970

Merrimac, WI $106,549

Middleton, WI $107,675

Milton, WI $105,934

Mineral Point, WI $105,232

Monroe, WI $105,397

Montfort, WI $104,690

Monticello, WI $106,197

Morrisonville, WI $107,367

Mount Horeb, WI $106,862

Muscoda, WI $104,513

New Glarus, WI $106,632

Oregon, WI $107,573

Orfordville, WI $105,705

Plain, WI $105,535

Prairie Du Sac, WI $106,604

Reeseville, WI $106,549

Rewey, WI $104,764

Richland Center, WI $104,408

Ridgeway, WI $106,293

Sauk City, WI $106,635

Sextonville, WI $105,367

Sharon, WI $105,765

Shullsburg, WI $104,335

South Wayne, WI $104,758

Spring Green, WI $105,942

Stoughton, WI $107,369

Sun Prairie, WI $107,478

Verona, WI $107,448

Waterloo, WI $106,891

Waunakee, WI $107,718

Windsor, WI $107,650

Woodford, WI $105,379

Madison, WI $107,944

Game Software Developer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Game Software Developer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Game Software Developer positions in Retail & Wholesale or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Game Software Developer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Game Software Developer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$140,114	$67.0	30%
Internet	$134,725	$65.0	25%
Aerospace & Defense	$129,336	$62.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$123,947	$60.0	15%
Biotechnology	$118,558	$57.0	10%

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

Understanding how a Game Software 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.

$100,381

Average $107,780/year

$120,903

$8,365

Average $8,982/month

$10,075

$1,930

Average $2,073/week

$2,325

$48

Average $52/hour

$58

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$120,903	$10,075	$2,325	$58
Average	$107,780	$8,982	$2,073	$52
25th Percentile	$100,381	$8,365	$1,930	$48

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