Video Game Designer Salary

A starting video game designer salary is usually between $35,000 and $40,000 per year in the USA. This is a pretty good entry level salary as far as professional jobs go. This starting salary does, of course, increase over time as you gain experience in the job. 

The average video game designer salary is between $40,000 and $55,000 per year. This includes both beginning video game designers and more experienced designers. Video game design firms that contract with popular game companies are going to be more highly selective and pay higher salaries to designers. Firms that design games for lesser known companies may be easier to get jobs with, but they also may pay less. 

There is a big demand for video game designers because there is a big demand for video games. However, video game designer jobs are also highly in demand. Think of all the gamers who dream of earning a salary designing video games. For this reason, becoming a professional video game designer can be difficult. 

Remember that there are different aspects of video game design. There are conceptual video game designers, graphic artists, computer programmers and animation specialists. Some of these jobs require degrees and some don't. The biggest prerequisite for conceptual video game designers is to spend a lot of time playing video games. The ability to work in a team and to follow through on complex tasks is also desirable to earn a salary as a video game designer. 

It is important to mention that you will be working in a group as a video game designer. You may not be the sole mastermind behind a single video game. The artists will play their part and the programmers will translate everyone else's ideas into algorithms. This means that clear communication is a must so that everyone is on the same page. If you can hang with this and you love video games, then this may be the job for you.

As you master the art of working in a video game design team, you may eventually see your salary rise to $75,000.