Modeled career paths · Game development

Where does a Game Developer go next?

What employers are asking a Game Developer for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Senior Game Developer+32% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
100% of modeled moves out of Game Developer go here
progression46% of modeled exits move upward from there
Management path
Game Director+126% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Game Developer. 46% joint modeled share
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Senior VFX Artist+15% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Game Developer. 16% joint modeled share
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Industrial Designer+15% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Game Developer. 15% joint modeled share
pivot80% of modeled exits move upward from there
Communications Manager+15% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Game Developer. 15% joint modeled share
pivot67% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.