Video Game Designer salary

Throughout the video game industry a lot of people are saying that they think that it is recession proof.  That is true from what experts are saying, at the end of last year video game sales were up 10 percent from November of 2008 compared to November of 2007.  And video games are up 22 percent through November of last year.  That is good news for someone that is thinking about becoming a video game designer, there probably will always be openings in that field.

Now depending on your education will depend on how much you can expect to make.  Not only because you will know more then what other people might but the fact that some of the more successful video game makers will only look for more qualified people to employ.  Depending on what field you want to be a part of will determine your schooling and your pay. 

Some of the more lucrative paying positions would be artists/animators, and programmers.  And with there you can work your way up to become a project manager or producer where the big bucks are.  Good artists/animators make around $50-$60K, and programmers usually make around $45-$55K range, and higher end games programmers can get paid upwards of $150-$250K a year.  That would be amazing, to get paid to design and develop video games.  Talk about a dream job.  Just look at Jeff Kaplan the designer of a game you might of heard of called World of Warcraft.  There are approximately 11 and a half million subscribers to the World of Warcraft game.  At 15 dollars a month for EACH subscription, you do the math...I don't seem to have a calculator big enough.

Now when looking for a school to start getting educated for your dream job you can always look on the Internet.  Depending on where you live you will easily find places near you.  Another good place to look would be the actual video game makers websites.  There offer education institutions on their websites all the time.  And since it's promoted on their website they might pick people exclusively from that school.

Now go out there and live your dream, live my dream while your at it. Making this site is as close as I'm going to get building the ultimate video game.  Good luck, and if you have any questions of comments please contact us.  We would like to hear any stories or comments you may have.