Game industry salaries increased 7% in 2008
Game Developer magazine's 2008 Game Developer Salary Survey features something we wouldn't expect to see: good news. Gamasutra's summary of the survey notes that the average salary for people working in the American game industry (those who still work in the game industry, at least) went up 7% in 2008, from around $74,000 to around $79,000.
Business and marketing commanded the highest salary, at an average of $102,143. Programmers had the next-highest average salary of $85,024, followed by producers ($82,905), sound designers ($78,167), artists and animators ($69,532), game designers ($67,379), and QA ($39,571).
If you happen to be in one of those upper tiers and you'd like to read the full report, it's available for just $2,995.
