Game Developer Salaries in Asia Pacific (2026)

Median base salaries for 34 game development roles in Asia Pacific, shown in USD for comparability. 33 of 34 roles are backed by real survey or report data; the rest are model estimates. Click a role for its full breakdown by experience and region.

Role	Discipline	Median	Experience	Data source
Producer	Production	$83,808	6–10 years	Industry report
Associate Producer	Production	$83,808	6–10 years	Industry report
Game Director	Production	$83,808	6–10 years	Industry report
Studio Head	Production	$83,790	6–10 years	Industry report
Project Manager	Production	$78,000	6–10 years	Model estimate
Community Manager	Business	$77,921	3–5 years	Industry report
Marketing Manager	Business	$77,921	3–5 years	Industry report
Data Analyst	Business	$77,921	3–5 years	Industry report
Data Scientist	Business	$77,921	3–5 years	Industry report
Business Development Manager	Business	$77,921	3–5 years	Industry report
Art Director	Art	$76,265	3–5 years	Industry report
Concept Artist	Art	$76,265	3–5 years	Industry report
Character Artist	Art	$76,265	3–5 years	Industry report
Lighting Artist	Art	$76,265	3–5 years	Industry report
Game Programmer / Engineer	Engineering	$68,162	6–10 years	Community surveyn=3
Game Designer	Design	$64,543	3–5 years	Industry report
Narrative Designer	Design	$64,543	3–5 years	Industry report
Systems Designer	Design	$64,543	3–5 years	Industry report
UI/UX Designer	Design	$64,543	3–5 years	Industry report
Technical Designer	Design	$64,543	3–5 years	Industry report
QA Lead	Production	$57,330	6–10 years	Industry report
Graphics Engineer	Engineering	$56,492	6–10 years	Industry report
Engine Engineer	Engineering	$53,053	6–10 years	Industry report
Network Engineer	Engineering	$51,579	6–10 years	Industry report
Animator	Art	$51,528	3–5 years	Community surveyn=4
Audio Programmer	Audio	$50,095	3–5 years	Industry report
Technical Artist	Art	$49,194	3–5 years	Industry report
VFX Artist	Art	$49,194	3–5 years	Industry report
Sound Designer	Audio	$44,728	3–5 years	Industry report
3D Modeler	Art	$41,223	3–5 years	Community surveyn=6
Composer	Audio	$40,255	3–5 years	Industry report
Level Designer	Design	$30,150	3–5 years	Community surveyn=3
QA Tester	Production	$28,600	3–5 years	Industry report
Environment Artist	Art	$26,292	3–5 years	Community surveyn=4

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Sources used on this page

GamedevSalary.com community survey (2024) — anonymous salary reports submitted by game developers.
Skillsearch Games & Immersive Salary and Satisfaction Report 2026 — Annual survey by games recruitment agency Skillsearch. Cited with permission.
Glassdoor — Crowdsourced salary estimates.