Game Industry Salary Guide (2026)

Salary breakdowns for every game development role we track — by experience level and region, built on anonymous community salary reports and public industry surveys. You can also compare roles side by side or explore visually in the interactive 3D chart.

Engineering

Game Programmer / Engineer Graphics Engineer Engine Engineer Network Engineer

Design

Game Designer Narrative Designer Level Designer Systems Designer UI/UX Designer Technical Designer

Art

Art Director Concept Artist 3D Modeler Environment Artist Character Artist Technical Artist Animator VFX Artist Lighting Artist

Audio

Sound Designer Audio Programmer Composer

Production

QA Lead QA Tester Producer Associate Producer Game Director Project Manager Studio Head

Business

Community Manager Marketing Manager Data Analyst Data Scientist Business Development Manager

Salaries by region

North America United Kingdom Western Europe Nordic Countries Eastern Europe Asia Pacific Rest of World