How much does a game designer make a year?

Question

plz let me kno becuz i want to be one and i want to prove to my dad that i will be richer then him lol

Answer 1

Professional game designers typically make a comfortable wage, but it's not amazing.  There's a game industry salary survey from 2006 here: http://gamecareerguide.com/features/266/... that lists Designers on page 4.  Average starting salary is $43,000 per year, and average salary across all titles and experience levels is $63,000.  If you live in an expensive state like California you'll get paid a bit more.

Game design is extremely competitive to get into, and once you’re in the hours can be very long – as much as 12 hours a day, 7 days a week during the last weeks before your game ships.  Do not get into the game industry for the money, you’ll only end up burned out and with no experience that would carry over into another industry.

If you still want to get into the game industry, for the love of the games and not the money, then work on your writing.  Writing is the primary tool of game designers, along with math.