Develop Online: the average salary of a developer is $36.9 thousand

For a year, a game developer receives an average of $36.9 thousand or £33.8 thousand (at the exchange rate as of February 2, 2016). This was reported by the resource Develop Online after a large-scale survey.

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The survey was conducted by 386 developers.

More than half of this number (54%) work in large studios, and 20% work in “microstudies”. These are teams where the number of employees is 10 or less people.

Women (16% of the total number of respondents) earn less than men by an average of $2.4 per year.

At the same time, developers from the United States receive more than their counterparts in Europe. The average salary of a specialist from the States is $71.9 thousand.

More than 65% of respondents expect that wages will increase in 2016. Only 3% of respondents fear a reduction in wages. Almost the same number (66%) of developers reported a salary increase in 2015. Earnings decreased in 5% of respondents. 82% of respondents feel confident in the future.

Recall that Sergey Galenkin conducted a similar survey the other day. As of February 2, the average monthly salary of a developer was $1,020 (or $12.24 thousand per year).

A source: http://www.develop-online.net