| Being a professional video game tester is | | | | paycheck of $600 dollars, assuming the tester |
| obviously great. You get to play the newest video | | | | were to work that many hours each week. |
| games and you get paid to do so. Honestly, what | | | | Sounds like a nice paycheck, right? You bet it |
| more could any gamer ask for? However, the big | | | | does, and most gamers would be thrilled to cash |
| questions is: how much does a video game tester | | | | a check like that every week. |
| get paid? After all, if the pay isn't any good, why | | | | The big downside to being a video game tester, |
| would a person continue in that line of work? | | | | as mentioned above, is that your career |
| The average video game tester salary can range | | | | progresses on a per job basis. You won't get a |
| from 15-20 thousand dollars per year all the way | | | | testing job every month, nor will you get one |
| up to 80-100+ thousand per year. How much a | | | | every week. As a matter of fact, it is fairly |
| game tester makes is directly related to how | | | | common to have a long wait in between many of |
| many jobs he gets as well as what developers | | | | your testing jobs. So, unless you are at the top |
| hire him. However, since most game testers work | | | | of your game and tons of game developers |
| on a job by job basis and not on a contractual | | | | know of you, be prepared to wait in line like all |
| salary, let's break down the yearly figure into an | | | | the rest. Fortunately for you though, there is a |
| hourly and a weekly figure. | | | | way to increase the amount of job openings that |
| Game testers are typically paid $8-20 per hour, | | | | are available to you, and it's known as networking. |
| depending on their level of experience. For this | | | | To read an article about video game tester |
| example, let's take the middle ground and go with | | | | networking, click here |
| $15 per hour for a mid-level tester. Game testers | | | | Does a career as a professional video game |
| tend to put in a lot of hours each week (40 to | | | | tester peek your interest? Well, it should. Game |
| 50+), which is usually due to a developer's | | | | testing is a great job and anyone who does it will |
| inflexible deadlines. With that being said, let's say | | | | say the same thing. The few drawbacks that |
| the tester works the typically minimum (40 | | | | come with video game testing don't even come |
| hours) and is paid the aforementioned $15 per | | | | close to making it an "iffy" decision, and that's |
| hour of testing work. 40 hours x $15 is a weekly | | | | simply because this career is genuinely fun! |