Video Game Programmer Salary in Dallas, Texas

Video Game Programmer Salary in Dallas, TX

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

As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Video Game Programmer in Dallas, TX is $80,573. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Video Game Programmer in Dallas, TX can go up to $99,269 and the lowest down to $64,328, but most earn between $72,070 and $90,359. 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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10th Percentile Video Game Programmer Salary $64,328 Dallas,TX December 01, 2024
25th Percentile Video Game Programmer Salary $72,070 Dallas,TX December 01, 2024
50th Percentile Video Game Programmer Salary $80,573 Dallas,TX December 01, 2024
75th Percentile Video Game Programmer Salary $90,359 Dallas,TX December 01, 2024
90th Percentile Video Game Programmer Salary $99,269 Dallas,TX December 01, 2024
25% $72,070 10% $64,328 90% $99,269 75% $90,359 $80,573 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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    Applications Programmer II

    2 - 4 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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Average Base Salary

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90359
80573

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Video Game Programmer in Dallas, TX. The base salary for Video Game Programmer ranges from $72,070 to $90,359 with the average base salary of $80,573. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $73,515 to $93,561 with the average total cash compensation of $82,533.

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About Dallas, Texas    Dallas (/ˈdæləs/), officially the City of Dallas, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Dallas County, with portions extending into Col....More

Dallas, Texas  area prices were up 2.2% from a year ago

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