Median Salary in the Video Game Industry is $73,000
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Game developers make a median salary of $73,000 per year. But is that as much as it sounds? This is a great article for anyone thinking about going to school for how to design games.
Of course youve read the stories about game-industry revenues topping $12.5 billion in the United States last year. Video games are big business. I know my mom read that story. Its bragging ammo when her friends look skeptical about her son-in-laws profession. But if you think game-makers spend all day playing Quake, think again. This is a fast-paced, competitive business with inflexible ship dates and punishing hours. If you want to work nine to five, this is the wrong industry, says David Riley of the NPD Group. Deadlines are fierce.
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