H-1B Gameplay Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Gameplay Engineer is $121,840, across 38 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$121,840
Average wage
$121,920
90th percentile
$150,546
Certified LCAs
38
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $83,366
- 25th
- $105,170
- Median
- $121,840
- Average
- $121,920
- 90th
- $150,546
- Highest
- $180,000
Based on 38 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Gameplay Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Wildlight Entertainment, Inc. | 5 | $170,000 |
| Visual Concepts Entertainment | 2 | $142,604 |
| Ubisoft, Inc. | 1 | $142,000 |
| STRIKING DISTANCE STUDIOS, INC. | 1 | $140,000 |
| Tencent America LLC | 2 | $137,000 |
| Wave XR, Inc. | 5 | $125,000 |
| ArenaNet, LLC | 3 | $123,681 |
| ACTIVISION PUBLISHING INC | 3 | $110,000 |
| Survios, Inc. | 2 | $110,000 |
| TRI Ventures, Inc. d/b/a Aquent LLC | 2 | $105,592 |
| 2K GAMES, INC. | 2 | $104,390 |
| Crystal Dynamics, Inc. | 1 | $102,565 |
| Cat Daddy Games LLC | 3 | $99,073 |
| SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC | 2 | $97,760 |
| BLADEWORK GAMES LLC | 1 | $94,000 |
Salaries by location
Los Angeles, CA · $117,500Woodland Hills, CA · $130,000Burlingame, CA · $125,000Bellevue, WA · $121,840San Mateo, CA · $110,000Kirkland, WA · $91,220Foster City, CA · $112,440San Diego, CA · $97,760San Ramon, CA · $140,000Santa Monica, CA · $106,434Novato, CA · $98,781San Francisco, CA · $142,000Timonium, MD · $100,000Agoura Hills, CA · $133,390Gardena, CA · $95,000