I really wasnt sure where to put this, so i thought the gaming discussion would work. One of my friends wants to become a game developer. And he is really serious about and he was like telling me game developers dont make all that much money, is that true? Like i heard they put in a lot of time but they should get decent salary right? I mean not like the low key developers some of the bigger ones, like maybe ones who worked on halo 3 or someone who is working on modern warfare 2? Sorry if this doesnt belong in this section, i was just curious.

I believe that the average pay for a developer is $63,000 a year. My source is X-Play

Here I found an actual source. http://www.animationarena.com/video-game-salary.html

its relative though isn;t it

a developer for say No more heroe's won't get the same amount of money as a developer for GTA5 or FF13

The problem with that is alot of teens and young adults that become game developers in the US are limited to publishers like Vivendi Games..

I just came out of a game development program (didn't finish it), and salary can range from $50k+ to over $100k (for the big guys)

if you dont mind me asking, why didnt you finish it?

Nah, I don't mind at all  I just found that it wasn't for me, it combined advanced programming, advanced math, advanced writing, and advanced art all in the same program.  I just wanted to focus on the design aspect.

haha alright thanx man

I workin on gettin a degree in Game Design rite now....basically there you get the more money you make..if your like a Top team u'll obviously get more money than workin on Dora or something

I heard average salary was around $80k.