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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mongoose_Matt" data-source="post: 255591" data-attributes="member: 239">Hi there,Overall, it is a pretty good salary for the gaming industry, though you may (that is, may) find better pay somewhere like Games Workshop or WotC.  Experience, of course, has a great effect on pay, regardless  of position.Games Designers (we will be looking for two more later this year, incidentally!) could expect a similar salary, though it would likely be lower - at least, initially.  Once again, experience has a great effect, and the best guys in the industry can expect 'professional' rates of pay.It is often said that the cost of living is higher in the UK, though I am still not certain there is any huge difference overall - our fuel (gas) prices would scare the crap out of you though  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />At the end of the day, there is no 'set' rate of pay for any position in this industry and, the larger the company is, the more they can pay (natch).  Of course, competition is higher too  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  The common view is that if it is money you are after, then you are better off in other industries.  And this is probably true.  However, if you are good at your job, there is no reason why you cannot make a decent living in RPGs.  You may never get rich, but you should be able to pay for your house, support your kids and get all those luxuries you hanker after (games tend to be cheap if you are in the industry  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />).YMMV.</blockquote>

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