Video Game Designers salary in CA

57 certified-data filings in CA · national median $112,000

$53,331

Min

$101,000

25th

$130,000

Median

$152,000

75th

$176,000

90th

The median in CA is +16% vs. the nationwide median for this role. See all states →

Same role, other states

WA $125,000 TX $88,000

Recent certified cases

CaseEmployerCityWageDecision
G-100-24326-491243 Naughty Dog a limited liability company Santa Monica $60,000 Mar 30, 2026
G-100-24324-486531 Bladework Games LLC Los Angeles $140,000 Mar 27, 2026
G-100-24310-454371 Wildlight Entertainment, Inc. Woodland Hills $130,000 Mar 17, 2026
G-100-24283-397027 Tencent America LLC Los Angeles $141,800 Mar 9, 2026
G-100-24288-404064 Epic Games, Inc. San Diego $209,399 Feb 23, 2026
G-100-24250-321717 Ubisoft, Inc. San Francisco $152,000 Feb 19, 2026
G-100-24264-352870 Laguna Games Inc San Francisco $176,446 Feb 11, 2026
G-100-24216-242985 STRIKING DISTANCE STUDIOS, INC. SAN RAMON $78,250 Jan 8, 2026
G-100-25211-209929 ClassDojo, Inc. San Francisco $191,500 Jan 8, 2026
G-100-24220-252303 Cognosphere, LLC d/b/a HoYoverse Santa Monica $93,600 Dec 22, 2025
G-100-24190-179381 Tencent America LLC Irvine $125,000 Dec 11, 2025
G-100-24200-204260 TapBlaze LLC Los Angeles $78,250 Dec 8, 2025
G-100-24192-187487 Rockstar San Diego, Inc. Carlsbad $153,754 Dec 4, 2025
G-100-24198-199164 Mobius Digital LLC Los Angeles $78,250 Nov 28, 2025
G-100-24179-154876 Thought Pennies, Inc. Burlingame $136,851 Nov 19, 2025
G-100-24162-090459 Wildlight Entertainment, Inc. Woodland Hills $145,000 Sep 25, 2025
G-100-24143-024715 Zynga Inc. Carlsbad $101,000 Aug 28, 2025
G-100-24094-854065 Tencent America LLC Palo Alto $145,088 Aug 6, 2025
G-100-24067-777851 Tencent America LLC Irvine $104,000 Jul 23, 2025
G-100-24079-813059 Visual Concepts Entertainment Novato $93,226 Jul 14, 2025
G-100-24066-775389 Electronic Arts, Inc. Chatsworth $131,600 Jul 1, 2025
G-100-24191-184908 STRIKING DISTANCE STUDIOS, INC. SAN RAMON $53,331 Jun 20, 2025
G-100-24061-761940 Meta Platforms, Inc. Menlo Park $198,940 Jun 16, 2025
G-100-24017-647587 Ubisoft, Inc. San Francisco $155,792 Jun 12, 2025
G-100-24010-631579 Singularity 6 Corporation Los Angeles $170,000 Jun 2, 2025

Annual-equivalent wages; outliers excluded. Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data.