Video Game Designers salaries
151 H-1B & PERM records for "Video Game Designers", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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Source: US Dept of Labor. Represents Base Salary only. Excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation.151
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$118580
Average Salary
$40000
Minimum
$250000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC. | Software Engineer | $93496 - $112500 | Green Card | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| Visual Concepts Entertainment | Software Engineer | $93226 - $140900 | Green Card | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| Gearbox Software LLC | Senior Game Designer | Frisco, TX | $93163 - $103163 | H-1B | May 10, 2023 |
| Gearbox Software LLC | Senior Game Designer | Frisco, TX | $93163 - $103163 | H-1B | May 18, 2023 |
| JLH Experiential LLC | Unity Game Artist, Lead | $90958 - $110000 | Green Card | Dec 19, 2024 | |
| ZYNGA INC. | Software Engineer | Austin, TX | $90000 - $110000 | Green Card | Apr 7, 2020 |
| RIOT GAMES INC | Product Manager | Los Angeles, CA | $89000 - $125000 | Green Card | May 23, 2023 |
| ELECTRONIC ARTS, INC. | Game Designer | Austin, TX | $88000 | Green Card | Dec 30, 2019 |
| Aristocrat Technologies Inc. | Sr. Games Designer | Alpharetta, GA | $86445 - $100000 | Green Card | May 31, 2023 |
| BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT INC. | Game Designer, Encounters | Irvine, CA | $85010 | Green Card | Jun 27, 2022 |
| Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. | Games Designer | $85000 | Green Card | Sep 20, 2024 | |
| VIRTUIX INC. | Senior Game Programmer | Austin, TX | $85000 | Green Card | Sep 7, 2022 |
| Blockfish, Inc. | Game Designer | $82888 | Green Card | Jan 31, 2024 | |
| Schell Games LLC | Technical Designer | $82500 | Green Card | Feb 22, 2024 | |
| EPIC GAMES, INC. | Gameplay Programmer | South Jordan, UT | $82389 - $169204 | Green Card | Nov 18, 2021 |
| Deviation Games, LLC | Concept Artist | Los Angeles, CA | $82000 | H-1B | Sep 14, 2020 |
| ArenaNet, LLC | Game Designer | Bellevue, WA | $81743 | H-1B | Sep 9, 2024 |
| TENCENT AMERICA LLC | Game Designer | Los Angeles, CA | $81000 - $87612 | Green Card | Mar 6, 2023 |
| BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | Game Designer | $80122 - $124000 | Green Card | Jun 5, 2025 | |
| Iron Galaxy Orlando, LLC | Software Engineer-Multiple Openings | Orlando, FL | $80000 - $120000 | Green Card | Sep 1, 2022 |
| TapBlaze LLC | Game Designer (ME001) | $78250 - $88250 | Green Card | Jul 17, 2024 | |
| STRIKING DISTANCE STUDIOS, INC. | MULTIMEDIA CHARACTER ARTIST | $78250 - $114000 | Green Card | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| Mobius Digital LLC | Game Designer | $78250 | Green Card | Jul 16, 2024 | |
| Blizzard Entertainment Inc. | Game Designer | $77646 - $100000 | Green Card | May 20, 2025 | |
| IPBUILDERS LLC | Videogame Developer | Atlanta, GA | $75000 | Green Card | May 30, 2023 |
| Carat USA, Inc. | Art Direction/Game Designer | Culver City, CA | $75000 | H-1B | Sep 18, 2020 |
| GEARBOX SOFTWARE LLC | Level Designer | Frisco, TX | $74027 - $85000 | H-1B | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Wargaming (USA), Inc. | Line Producer | $74004 - $84004 | Green Card | Aug 31, 2023 | |
| Schell Games LLC | Advanced Engineer | Pittsburgh, PA | $74000 | Green Card | Mar 29, 2021 |
| Galen Thomas Sipes DBA Wormhole Games | Technical Game Designer | San Mateo, CA | $72696 | Green Card | Mar 22, 2022 |
| ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC. | Game Designer | $70720 - $100000 | Green Card | May 27, 2025 | |
| RED STORM ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | Senior Graphics Engineer | Cary, NC | $70000 - $90000 | Green Card | May 5, 2023 |
| RED STORM ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | Senior Graphics Engineer | Cary, NC | $70000 - $90000 | Green Card | Apr 25, 2023 |
| ELECTRONIC ARTS TIBURON | Game Designer | Orlando, FL | $70000 | Green Card | Sep 3, 2020 |
| WARGAMING USA, INC. | Live Operations Associate Producer | Chicago, IL | $69990 - $79900 | Green Card | May 15, 2023 |
| Avalanche Studios | Tools Engineer | New York, NY | $69826 | Green Card | Jun 6, 2022 |
| Carat USA, Inc. | Game Developer/Multimedia Developer | Culver City, CA | $67205 - $75000 | H-1B | Aug 7, 2020 |
| Iron Galaxy Orlando, LLC | System Designer | Orlando, FL | $65000 | H-1B | Nov 18, 2021 |
| GAME CIRCUS LLC | Mobile Game Designer | Addison, TX | $62670 | Green Card | Nov 18, 2020 |
| WORKINMAN INTERACTIVE, LLC. | Game Developer | Rochester, NY | $60674 - $67674 | Green Card | Apr 17, 2020 |
| PUBG MADGLORY, LLC. | SENIOR BUILD ENGINEER | $60278 | Green Card | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| PUBG MADGLORY, LLC. | GAME DESIGNER | $60278 | Green Card | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| SciPlay Games, LLC | Associate Technical Artist | Cedar Falls, IA | $60000 | H-1B | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Naughty Dog a limited liability company | Game Designer | $60000 - $120000 | Green Card | Nov 21, 2024 | |
| Max Gaming Technologies, LLC | Unity UI Engineer | Westerville, OH | $60000 | Green Card | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Voyant, Inc. | Visual Designer Web and Digital Interfaces | Austin, TX | $55000 - $75000 | H-1B | Feb 27, 2020 |
| STRIKING DISTANCE STUDIOS, INC. | GAMEPLAY ENGINEER | $53331 | Green Card | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| SIMACTORY STUDIO LLC | GAME DESIGNER | $52000 | Green Card | Dec 30, 2024 | |
| NETEASE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CORPORAT… | Game Designer I | Pasadena, CA | $48006 | H-1B | Apr 22, 2020 |
| BREAK KNIGHT GAMES | Game Designer | $42578 | Green Card | Jul 31, 2023 |
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