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Video Game Industry : What Is the Salary of a Game Programmer?

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Uploaded by on Jul 5, 2009

The average salary for a video game programmer is about $85,000, but there are often bonuses or profit-sharing programs. Learn about the royalties and bonus programs offered in the video game industry with help from an experienced member of the gaming industry in this free video on video game programmers.

Expert: Marc Mencher
Contact: www.GameRecruiter.com
Bio: Marc Mencher has been in the gaming industry since 1982.
Filmmaker: Paul Muller

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  • so he's saying that you get 7,000 $ a month. lets see 500 for food, 200 for car, 100 for tv and internet, about 200 for water and electricity.6,000 dollars left to do what ever you want. well i could totally live with that

  • it's $85000 per month or per annum?

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  • @cod007skilldfan No they don't...

    - A computer programmer.

  • @Kansyn Actually, the programmers themselves very often need to buy their own softwares and tech, meaning that a lot of the 6000 dollars go into buying equipment so they can continue their job.

  • @lolperfektionlol tv and internet comes with the phone package included, insurance for your car is included in the 200 for car, by water I also meant gas for heating (who said electricity couldn't heat up things too?) and yeah that's it. lol

  • @Kansyn you forgot about gas bill, insurance for your car, you house payment, cell phone bill lol

  • Do you have to live in America to be employed there?

  • Don't go to the dark side guys! D;

  • I live in Austin, Tx, one of the meccas of game development and finding a job here is pretty damn easy. It's not too expensive here either. This goes for programmers and designers - even artists.

  • @Kansyn What about rent? But yeah I totally agree with you lol. Thumbs up if you agree with Kansyn XD.

  • All I know is that I see goku in the background.

  • @zwaxman1992 Game designer designs the game = gameplay, characters, story etc.  Game programmer does the programming.

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