Game Designer, H-1B salary
What 128 H-1B filings report for “Game Designer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Game Designer?
$82k median H-1B base salary for a Game Designer, typically $56k to $120k, across 128 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California77$83k+$1k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $82kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Game Designer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Game Designer roles are Naughty Dog, DreamCraft Entertainment, Electronic Arts, Riot Games, and Aristocrat Technologies, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Game Designer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Naughty Dog11 filings$115k
- 2DreamCraft Entertainment8 filings$76k
- 3Electronic Arts8 filings$86k
- 4Riot Games6 filings$92k
- 5Aristocrat Technologies6 filings$102k
- 6The Commons XR5 filings$62k
- 7Sony5 filings$83k
- 8Gamevision4 filings$48k
- 9TapBlaze4 filings$57k
- 10Glade Tool Inc4 filings$78k
- 11Jam City3 filings$85k
- 12Niantic3 filings$140k
- 13Activision3 filings$76k
- 14Microsoft3 filings$122k
- 15Playdots3 filings$77k
- 16Akalay Games2 filings$90k
- 17AVY Entertainment, Inc.2 filings$52k
- 18Alterstaff2 filings$91k
- 19Arenanet2 filings$85k
- 20Blizzard Entertainment2 filings$107k
- 21Blockfish2 filings$98k
- 22Brighton Beach Group LLC2 filings$74k
- 23Hvs Nola LLC2 filings$63k
- 24Intergalactic Education2 filings$77k
- 25Phantom World2 filings$83k
- 26Rockstar Games2 filings$74k
- 27Schell Games2 filings$63k
- 28Stoic2 filings$118k
- 29Unsame Studio LLC2 filings$83k
- 30Playtika Holdings Corp.2 filings$120k
- 31Starward Game Studios2 filings$88k
- 32Warner Bros.2 filings$86k
- 33Babeltime1 filings$85k
- 34Castar, Inc.1 filings$67k
- 35Dreamlit Inc.1 filings$66k
- 36Epic Games1 filings$120k
- 37Gamevil Com2us1 filings$50k
- 38Glorra Studios, LLC1 filings$98k
- 39Global Outlier Gaming Inc1 filings$80k
- 40Igt1 filings$83k
- 41Mobius Digital LLC1 filings$60k
- 42Pocket Gems1 filings$115k
- 43Pariah Interactive Inc1 filings$75k
- 44Respawn Entertainment, LLC1 filings$47k
- 45Stream Captain1 filings$94k
- 46Skillz1 filings$150k
- 47Tencent1 filings$66k
- 48Ylem Studio1 filings$73k
- 49Zing Games1 filings$55k
- 50Zynga1 filings$55k
Related titles in this family
302 filings carry “Game Designer” in the title, across 54 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Game Designer32 filings$118k
- 2Associate Game Designer21 filings$63k
- 3Video Game Designer18 filings$70k
- 4Technical Game Designer9 filings$54k
- 5Principal Game Designer8 filings$155k
- 6Game Designer II7 filings$121k
- 7Sr. Game Designer6 filings$78k
- 8Art Direction/Game Designer5 filings$110k
- 9Lead Game Designer5 filings$133k
- 10Augmented Reality Game Designer4 filings$71k
- 11Game Designer I4 filings$59k
- 12Associate Game Designer [15-1199.11 Video Game Designers]3 filings$43k
Figures are for the exact title “Game Designer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.