Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Game Designer
Occupation profile for Game Designer covers 39 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $90,179.
- FY2026 certified median
- $90,179
- Total filings
- 39
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $84,282–$90,964
- Top employer
- Glade Tool Inc
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 11 | $115,149 | $62,000 | $120,000 |
| FY2025 | 16 | $78,000 | $73,382 | $84,510 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 12 | $90,179 | $84,282 | $90,964 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Glade Tool Inc4 filings
- Naughty Dog a limited liability company3 filings
- The Commons XR, LLC3 filings
- AKALAY GAMES LLC2 filings
- Alterstaff Inc.2 filings
- Brighton Beach Group LLC2 filings
- JAM CITY, INC.2 filings
- Phantom World Limited2 filings
- STARWARD GAME STUDIOS LLC2 filings
- Stoic, LLC2 filings
Top cities
- Brooklyn7 filings
- Los Angeles4 filings
- Redwood City4 filings
- Santa Monica3 filings
- Bellevue3 filings
- Culver City2 filings
- Lake Forest2 filings
- Santa Clara2 filings
- New York2 filings
- Irvine1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-1255 | $67,059 | $95,618 | $124,197 | $152,755 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1255 | $77,459 | $103,688 | $129,938 | $156,166 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1255 | $93,725 | $127,546 | $161,387 | $195,208 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1255 | $65,957 | $101,837 | $137,717 | $173,597 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-1252 | $106,787 | $134,202 | $161,637 | $189,051 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1299 | $66,914 | $99,840 | $132,746 | $165,672 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1255 | $128,336 | $164,320 | $200,304 | $236,288 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 27-1029 | $67,933 | $90,210 | $112,507 | $134,784 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-1255 | $62,754 | $82,056 | $101,358 | $120,661 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 27-1014 | $76,981 | $103,480 | $130,000 | $156,499 |