Maxim has listed the the average game industry salary, courtesy of Game Developer Research. Let's have a look:
• Business and marketing: US$131,000+
• Producers: $129,000
• Programmers: $90,000
• Sound designers: $80,000
• Artists and animators: $70,000
• Game Designers: $67,000
• Quality Assurance: $32,000
Huh, the average game designer salary is lower than the average programmer salary. So there you go!
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And while some programmers in the Japanese game industry might be living near the poverty line, many of their Western counterparts are doing just fine.