How much wages do professional game programmers get a year (on average)? Thanks, =[CodieDAO]=

Depends on......
Experience,
Country,
Size/wealth of company you work for

average!
useless answer

I think he wants a Number
so dont say "average"
say what the average is...

Between 15-30k depending on experience etc etc. Good programmers with experience can earn lots more.


Dan Marchant
Obscure Productions

Is that 15K-30K US dollars or UK pounds?

I''m sure that''s pounds, so the equivalent in dollars would be about 22-45k, something like that. However, I do know that the US pays its programmers more than we do in the UK. The cost of living there is probably higher though too.

Obscure: what is a decent figure for a recent graduate just entering the UK game programming market?

It''s really not that uncommon to see US programmers, the ones working for large dev studios, to make $60. But it''s also quite likely you''ll make a lot less. Oh, the vagaries of the USA...

It''s really not that uncommon to see US programmers, the ones working for large dev studios, to make $60. But it''s also quite likely you''ll make a lot less. Oh, the vagaries of the USA...

Just to restate Kylotan''s question, as I too am interested in the answer:

Obscure: what is a decent figure for a recent graduate just entering the UK game programming market?

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