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The estimated total pay for a Game Designer is $116,561 per year in the United States area, with an average salary of $78,041 per year. These numbers represent the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated additional pay is $38,520 per year. Additional pay could include cash bonus, commission, tips, and profit sharing. The "Most Likely Range" represents values that exist within the 25th and 75th percentile of all pay data available for this role.
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Some related job titles are Associate Game Designer Salaries with median pay of $104,407, Game Developer Salaries with median pay of $115,166, Game Programmer Salaries with median pay of $104,544, 2D Game Artist Salaries with median pay of $87,260.
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The national average salary for a Game Designer is $74,118 per year in United States. Filter by location to see a Game Designer salaries in your area. Salaries estimates are based on 679 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by a Game Designer employees.
The highest salary for a Game Designer in United States is $115,670 per year.
The lowest salary for a Game Designer in United States is $47,492 per year.
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