How much do people in high positions in the video game industry earn?

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Considering how much money video games can bring in to their creators, a lot of people wonder about the amount of money top developers make.

Some game studios have shared information that not everyone is willing to divulge. The reason for this was the new rules that apply to all employees and employers from the state of California, USA. The latter now have no right to hide information in vacancies and are required to mention this when they are hiring new employees.

Some studios have decided to take a more cunning approach and leave the range of salaries that employees can receive, leaving a specific figure behind a veil of secrecy, however, despite this, you can still understand who gets how much.

The most baffling, perhaps, were the executive positions at Blizzard Activision, which range between $80,800-$149,400 and $134,000-247,900 a year. At the same time, the exact requirements and conditions under which wages will be formed are not indicated in the vacancies.

In other studios, everything is more clear. Salaries have become known from vacancies for various positions at Riot Games, which created League of Legends, as well as at Electronic Arts, which are responsible for the development of Apex Legends, FIFA and other well-known games.

List of salaries

Riot Games

• League of Legends Senior Illustrator: $136,000-$190,000 per year
• League of Legends Senior Creative Director: $220,000-$330,000 per year
• League of Legends Senior Character Artist: $123,000-$171,000 per year

Electronic Arts

• Senior Game Designer at Maxis: $108,000-$166,000 per year
• Apex Legends Environment Artist Intern: $16-$18 an hour
• Star Wars Senior Level Designer: $108,700-$166,500
• Management Position #1: $129,000-$204,000 per year
• Management Position #2: $157,000-$245,000 per year