What's the pay like?

What's the pay like?

The pay in game design depends on the seniority of the staff. As there are lots of different designers, from junior right through to senior, there's a corresponding scale for the pay. Someone junior would probably start on a pay of £15-16,000 a year, and then as you get more senior you would be looking at the £30,000 per year mark. It also depends on the size of the game design company you're working for - bigger companies can afford to pay more - and it also depends on what sort of game you're working on. Big AAA games would potentially give you royalties and bonuses for completing them, and if they sell well you'll get some royalties there, too.