How much do Valve, Blizzard, and Rockstar developers earn?

Glassdoor let’s you get a peek at the salaries in the biggest game companies in the industry.

Glassdoor lets you get a peek at the salaries of some of the biggest game companies in the industry.

Valve seems like a dream company for most game developers whether they’re environmental artists, programmers, Q&A specialists, or testers – everyone wants to work at Valve. There’s a certain atmosphere of greatness around this corporation, where only the best of the best can get a position.

Thanks to Glassdoor (www.glassdoor.com) we can look behind the curtain and see just how much developers actually earn in Valve. The result is some very interesting numbers.

Senior Software Engineer – $159,044
Multimedia Artist – $157,544
Software Engineer – $120,000
3D Graphics Designer – $198,000
Artist – $101,577
Industrial Designer – $46,833

This is unofficial data gathered from the community by Glassdoor. The information is purely anonymous, so don’t expect to see any names in the comments. Usually, all salaries are under NDA (non-disclosure agreement), so no one is allowed to disclose their income.

Also, if you compare the salaries of Valve employees with those of other companies, you can easily see that Valve offers a higher salary than its competitors.