A new New York City law offers extraordinary insight into game developer earnings at some of the world’s largest game studios. Axios (opens in new tab) report. The law states that after November 1st, NYC businesses cannot “honest salary range (opens in new tab)As for the work they advertise, it includes game studios.
New York isn’t the center of game development, but it’s home to the offices of blockbuster companies like Rockstar, Take-Two, Activision, and Epic. New York job postings from these companies reveal what you can expect to earn working for one of the world’s largest gaming companies. most expensive city on earth (opens in new tab).
Rockstar is the first and most extensive company to launch, ranging from $50,000 to $57,000 per year, depending on job title and seniority. Associate Dialog Designer (opens in new tab) Up to nearly $200,000 for the company’s various expenses Looking for director position (opens in new tab). They are all New York City median personal income (opens in new tab) 2020 (approximately $34,000) exorbitant rent (opens in new tab)Rockstar’s new Associate Dialogue Designer will have longer commutes in the future.
Rockstar’s parent company, Take-Two, offers comparable salaries for similar positions. He’s the only NYC-based job Activision currently has open. Measurement lead position (opens in new tab)—Marketing analytics jobs requiring at least 5 years of experience — Annual income between $77,000 and $114,000. As expected, none of these companies have expanded their new pay transparency policies outside of New York, so comparing Activision’s salaries in New York to those offered to other similarly positioned people. I can’t even
Anyway, be prepared to get depressed. If you want to make a lot of money in New York, Director of Product Marketing at Metaverse Development (opens in new tab) for epic. Raising $197,000 to over $250,000 in funding a year will allow it to play a major role in whatever Epic’s metaverse ambitions are and whatever that means. (opens in new tab)It probably has something to do with your feet. (opens in new tab)
It’s not all bad, Epic seems to be paying relatively well, even for positions that don’t lead us to a dystopia. data analyst (opens in new tab) You can expect $126,000 to $163,000, higher role (opens in new tab) Starts around $160,000 and caps at $210,000. It’s just that, at some point, someone might ask you to do some metaverse nonsense.
Pay transparency laws are a rare glimpse into the usually opaque world of gaming industry salaries, and similar laws are about to come into force. Washington (opens in new tab) When California (opens in new tab)With any luck, they won’t be the last. We can all do something by being more open about our salaries.
