The Salary survey is an annual, voluntary survey aimed at capturing the state of work and pay among members of the Games Research and User Experience SIG. Each year the results are summarized as infographics that can be viewed below.

2023

The 2023 gamesUR salary survey talk is available below and also on our Youtube page.

2022

The annual gamesUR salary survey talk for 2022 is available below and also on our Youtube page.

2021

Hi folks.

The updated Games User Researcher Salary Calculator is now available! Please download a copy of this spreadsheet to your machine for a private instance of the calculator and to access additional tabs that show some model details and the calculator’s inner-workings. (updated as of 11/02/2022)

Google Link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1O0NhFUHOZNhwbvPA_8A2IjW-EkAgUfE6B7dCexdvfzA/edit?usp=sharing


This tool is brought to the community each year by Andrew Menger-Ogle, Jonathan Dankoff, and Seb Long.

#gamesUR NA 2021 hosted the yearly Salary Calculator update:

2020

The video presentation of the data, presented at the GRUX SIG Summer Camp, is available:

A screenshot showing data. GRUX experience breaks down to 27% 0 to 1 year experience, 32% 1 to 3, 21% 3 to 5, 16% 5 to 10, 4% 10 plus. Percentage difference in base salary by years is +2% at 2 years, +5% at 4 years, +8% at 6 years. Total compensation is +8% at 2 years, +16% at 4 years, and +25% at 6 years

2018/2019

GRUX Salary Survey 2019

2017/2018

gamesUR Salary Survey 2017-18

2016/2017

GamesUR Salary Survey 2016-2017