Game level designer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level game level designer earnings begin at:

$70.71 per hour

$147,070 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level game level designer earnings begin at:

$60.61 per hour

$126,060 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level game level designer earnings begin at:

$50.40 per hour

$104,840 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level game level designer earnings begin at:

$40.30 per hour

$83,820 per year

10th percentile

Starting level game level designer earnings begin at:

$32.71 per hour

$68,030 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Game level designer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Colorado $99,840
Connecticut $99,730
New Jersey $99,500
California $98,010
Alaska $94,900
Hawaii $93,430
South Carolina $93,240
New York $90,430
Massachusetts $88,660
Texas $88,460
Alabama $87,980
Washington $87,760
Illinois $86,800
North Carolina $86,770
Nebraska $85,600
Georgia $85,280
Pennsylvania $84,660
Missouri $83,720
West Virginia $83,160
Ohio $82,640
Guam $81,940
Indiana $81,290
Arizona $80,790
South Dakota $80,720
Rhode Island $79,840
Mississippi $78,970
Kentucky $78,830
Oklahoma $78,630
Idaho $78,090
Maine $77,640
Minnesota $77,560
Oregon $77,540
New Mexico $76,890
Delaware $76,580
Kansas $76,510
Florida $76,500
Iowa $74,810
Arkansas $74,130
Michigan $73,650
Utah $73,370
Wyoming $73,050
Tennessee $72,100
Vermont $71,490
Nevada $71,210
Wisconsin $71,050
North Dakota $68,870
Montana $66,510
Louisiana $62,800
Puerto Rico $62,800
Virgin Islands, U.S. $43,130
District of Columbia $118,800
Maryland $116,360
New Hampshire $113,770
Virginia $104,840

How do game level designer salaries compare to similar careers?

Game level designers earn about the same as related careers in Virginia. On average, they make less than nanotechnology engineers but more than search marketing strategists.

Career Median Salary
Nanotechnology engineer salary $123K
Nanosystems engineer salary $123K
Software engineer salary $110K
Information security analyst salary $109K
Electrical engineer salary $104K
Game artist salary $105K
Game level designer salary $105K
Video game creative director salary $105K
Video game producer salary $105K
Search marketing strategist salary $105K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)