Hourly Wage for Video Game Programmer Salary in the United States

Hourly Wage for Video Game Programmer Salary

What is the highest and lowest hourly pay for Video Game Programmer?

As of April 01, 2025, the average hourly pay of Video Game Programmer in the United States is $37. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Video Game Programmer in the US can go up to $43 and the lowest down to $33, but most earn between $35 and $40. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Video Game Programmer in the United States.

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Video Game Programmer Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Hourly Pay Rate Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Video Game Programmer Salary $33 US April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Video Game Programmer Salary $35 US April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Video Game Programmer Salary $37 US April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Video Game Programmer Salary $40 US April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Video Game Programmer Salary $43 US April 01, 2025
25% $35 10% $33 90% $43 75% $40 $37 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Video Game Programmer ?

A game programmer is a software engineer, programmer, or computer scientist who primarily develops codebases for video games or related software, such as game development tools. Game programming has many specialized disciplines, all of which fall under the umbrella term of "game programmer". A game programmer should not be confused with a game designer, who works on game design....

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    Video Game Programmer

    0 - 2 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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Average Hourly Wage

Core compensation

 
 
 
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37

Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

Includes base and short-term incentives

 
 
 
35
40
37
These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Video Game Programmer in the United States. The average hourly rate for Video Game Programmer ranges from $35 to $40 with the average hourly pay of $37. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $35 to $40 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $37.

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