Video Game Programmer Salary Information

Video Game Programmer salary information, income percentile, mortgage affordability and more.

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How much does a video game programmer earn?

Annual salaries range from £20,400 to £41,100. Below is the full range of pay both before and after tax:

LowestAverageUpper
Pre-tax £20,400
(£1,700 p/mth)
£30,600
(£2,550 p/mth)
£41,100
(£3,425 p/mth)
Pre-tax Income Percentile 39th 66th 81st
Post-tax £17,412
(£1,451 p/mth)
£24,336
(£2,028 p/mth)
£31,476
(£2,623 p/mth)
Post-tax Income Percentile 34th 59th 75th
Percentage Tax Deduction 15% 20% 23%
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Video game programmers are responsible for creating the application code for video games. They are responsible for coding algorithms and complex sequences to adapt to the design of video games.

Compare the average salary of a video game programmer to your salary:

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Below are the range of mortgages typically affordable for a single applicant video game programmer:

LowestAverageUpper
average gross salary£20,402£30,595£41,095
max mortgage£91,809£137,678£184,928
deposit paid£10,201£15,298£20,548
max purchase price£102,010£152,976£205,476
mortgage repayment p.mth (2.5%|25yr)£417£625£839

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