Highest paying countries for Game Designers
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Game Designer? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $114,192$9,516 / mo
- 2 Iceland $97,258$8,105 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $93,629$7,802 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $86,400$7,200 / mo
- 5 United States $72,000$6,000 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $72,000$6,000 / mo
- 7 Singapore $71,712$5,976 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $64,800$5,400 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $62,878$5,240 / mo
- 10 Jersey $61,200$5,100 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Game Designer professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $114,192, $97,258 and $93,629.
Game Designer salaries by continent
Pick a region to compare the estimated monthly and annual salaries by country.
We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $1,915 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $28,706$2,392 / mo
- Gabon $23,926$1,994 / mo
- South Africa $22,766$1,897 / mo
- Namibia $19,138$1,595 / mo
- Botswana $15,948$1,329 / mo
- Angola $12,758$1,063 / mo
- Zambia $11,959$997 / mo
- Seychelles $11,160$930 / mo
- Ghana $10,368$864 / mo
- Comoros $10,368$864 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $10,368$864 / mo
- Mauritius $9,929$827 / mo
- Malawi $9,893$824 / mo
- Congo $9,086$757 / mo
- Cabo Verde $8,849$737 / mo
- Rwanda $8,770$731 / mo
- Lesotho $7,978$665 / mo
- Uganda $7,812$651 / mo
- Burkina Faso $7,654$638 / mo
- Tanzania $7,337$611 / mo
- Ivory Coast $7,178$598 / mo
- Senegal $7,178$598 / mo
- Djibouti $7,178$598 / mo
- Morocco $6,646$554 / mo
- Central African Republic $6,538$545 / mo
- Cameroon $6,379$532 / mo
- Kenya $6,005$500 / mo
- Mozambique $5,904$492 / mo
- Nigeria $5,263$439 / mo
- Zimbabwe $5,263$439 / mo
- Libya $5,148$429 / mo
- Mali $5,105$425 / mo
- Burundi $5,105$425 / mo
- Tunisia $4,968$414 / mo
- Madagascar $4,781$398 / mo
- Guinea $4,781$398 / mo
- Togo $4,781$398 / mo
- Eritrea $4,781$398 / mo
- Eswatini $4,781$398 / mo
- Chad $4,622$385 / mo
- Somalia $4,464$372 / mo
- Sudan $4,385$365 / mo
- Liberia $4,147$346 / mo
- Ethiopia $3,989$332 / mo
- South Sudan $3,989$332 / mo
- Algeria $3,672$306 / mo
- Benin $3,190$266 / mo
- Mauritania $3,190$266 / mo
- DR Congo $2,873$239 / mo
- Sierra Leone $2,390$199 / mo
- Gambia $2,390$199 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $2,390$199 / mo
- Egypt $2,333$194 / mo
- Niger $1,915$160 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,591 per year.
- Singapore $71,712$5,976 / mo
- Hong Kong $62,878$5,240 / mo
- Israel $42,394$3,533 / mo
- South Korea $41,105$3,425 / mo
- Japan $36,598$3,050 / mo
- Maldives $35,086$2,924 / mo
- China $15,408$1,284 / mo
- Malaysia $15,401$1,283 / mo
- Jordan $10,303$859 / mo
- India $10,073$839 / mo
- Turkmenistan $9,569$797 / mo
- Mongolia $9,569$797 / mo
- Armenia $9,533$794 / mo
- Thailand $9,490$791 / mo
- Kazakhstan $9,288$774 / mo
- Russia $8,964$747 / mo
- Iraq $8,251$688 / mo
- Vietnam $7,430$619 / mo
- Azerbaijan $6,991$583 / mo
- Uzbekistan $6,984$582 / mo
- Timor-Leste $6,379$532 / mo
- Bhutan $6,379$532 / mo
- Philippines $6,120$510 / mo
- Indonesia $5,206$434 / mo
- Palau $5,148$429 / mo
- Tajikistan $4,781$398 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $4,781$398 / mo
- Iran $4,234$353 / mo
- Laos $3,989$332 / mo
- Bangladesh $3,830$319 / mo
- Nepal $3,434$286 / mo
- Sri Lanka $3,175$265 / mo
- Cambodia $3,110$259 / mo
- Pakistan $2,873$239 / mo
- Myanmar $2,390$199 / mo
- Palau $1,591$133 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $6,286 per year.
- Switzerland $114,192$9,516 / mo
- Iceland $97,258$8,105 / mo
- Luxembourg $93,629$7,802 / mo
- Vatican City $72,000$6,000 / mo
- Jersey $61,200$5,100 / mo
- Denmark $60,437$5,036 / mo
- Guernsey $57,600$4,800 / mo
- Netherlands $57,557$4,796 / mo
- Norway $54,180$4,515 / mo
- Ireland $51,631$4,303 / mo
- United Kingdom $50,803$4,234 / mo
- Germany $50,515$4,210 / mo
- Belgium $48,982$4,082 / mo
- Monaco $47,844$3,987 / mo
- Sweden $47,354$3,946 / mo
- Finland $45,986$3,832 / mo
- Liechtenstein $44,640$3,720 / mo
- Austria $42,170$3,514 / mo
- France $41,371$3,448 / mo
- San Marino $39,866$3,322 / mo
- Spain $30,658$2,555 / mo
- Cyprus $29,030$2,419 / mo
- Italy $28,562$2,380 / mo
- Slovenia $26,597$2,216 / mo
- Estonia $25,934$2,161 / mo
- Poland $24,782$2,065 / mo
- Croatia $22,435$1,870 / mo
- Lithuania $22,313$1,859 / mo
- Slovakia $20,131$1,678 / mo
- Latvia $19,462$1,622 / mo
- Malta $19,138$1,595 / mo
- Portugal $18,302$1,525 / mo
- Hungary $16,632$1,386 / mo
- Greece $16,618$1,385 / mo
- Bulgaria $16,344$1,362 / mo
- Andorra $15,948$1,329 / mo
- Montenegro $15,142$1,262 / mo
- Romania $14,976$1,248 / mo
- Serbia $12,607$1,051 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $11,606$967 / mo
- Albania $10,224$852 / mo
- North Macedonia $9,922$827 / mo
- Moldova $9,482$790 / mo
- Belarus $8,273$689 / mo
- Georgia $7,798$650 / mo
- Ukraine $6,286$524 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $5,882 per year.
- Bermuda $86,400$7,200 / mo
- United States $72,000$6,000 / mo
- Cayman Islands $64,800$5,400 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $54,000$4,500 / mo
- Canada $46,519$3,877 / mo
- Puerto Rico $28,706$2,392 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $23,926$1,994 / mo
- Bahamas $22,313$1,859 / mo
- Barbados $19,138$1,595 / mo
- Dominica $15,142$1,262 / mo
- Costa Rica $15,070$1,256 / mo
- Belize $14,350$1,196 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $14,350$1,196 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $13,558$1,130 / mo
- Panama $12,802$1,067 / mo
- Cuba $12,758$1,063 / mo
- Guyana $11,160$930 / mo
- Saint Lucia $11,160$930 / mo
- Mexico $11,081$923 / mo
- Jamaica $10,368$864 / mo
- Grenada $10,368$864 / mo
- Honduras $9,569$797 / mo
- Nicaragua $8,770$731 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $7,978$665 / mo
- Haiti $6,379$532 / mo
- El Salvador $6,379$532 / mo
- Guatemala $5,882$490 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $2,966 per year.
- Uruguay $17,402$1,450 / mo
- Paraguay $11,376$948 / mo
- Chile $11,203$934 / mo
- Suriname $9,353$779 / mo
- Ecuador $8,006$667 / mo
- Argentina $7,330$611 / mo
- Brazil $6,696$558 / mo
- Peru $6,581$548 / mo
- Bolivia $6,415$535 / mo
- Colombia $5,882$490 / mo
- Venezuela $2,966$247 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $2,390 per year.
- Australia $60,127$5,011 / mo
- New Zealand $49,543$4,129 / mo
- Brunei $47,844$3,987 / mo
- Fiji $11,160$930 / mo
- Tonga $11,160$930 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $9,569$797 / mo
- Solomon Islands $7,978$665 / mo
- Vanuatu $7,178$598 / mo
- Samoa $6,379$532 / mo
- Kiribati $5,580$465 / mo
- Marshall Islands $4,781$398 / mo
- Tuvalu $4,781$398 / mo
- Nauru $2,390$199 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Game Designers in the United States ($72,000) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.