Glassdoor lets you get a peek at the salaries of some of the biggest game companies in the industry.

Valve seems like a dream company for most game developers whether they’re environmental artists, programmers, Q&A specialists, or testers – everyone wants to work at Valve. There’s a certain atmosphere of greatness around this corporation, where only the best of the best can get a position.

Thanks to Glassdoor (www.glassdoor.com) we can look behind the curtain and see just how much developers actually earn in Valve. The result is some very interesting numbers.

Senior Software Engineer – $159,044

Multimedia Artist – $157,544

Software Engineer – $120,000

3D Graphics Designer – $198,000

Artist – $101,577

Industrial Designer – $46,833

This is unofficial data gathered from the community by Glassdoor. The information is purely anonymous, so don’t expect to see any names in the comments. Usually, all salaries are under NDA (non-disclosure agreement), so no one is allowed to disclose their income.

Also, if you compare the salaries of Valve employees with those of other companies, you can easily see that Valve offers a higher salary than its competitors.

Senior Software Engineer – $125,180

Software Engineer – $121,343

QA Engineer – $92,384

Vice President – $240,181

Software Engineer – $95,132

Graphic Artist – $75,951

Software Engineer –$85,017

Graphic Designer – $98,685

Senior Artist/Producer – $86,537

Engine Programmer – $62,125

Artist – $57,665

Graphics Programmer –$62,248

The information that Glassdoor provides is plentiful, and free. So, if you’re interested and have some time you should definitely give it a look.

Source: glassdoor.com