Real annual salary in the gaming industry 2024, by gender

According to a 2024 survey, men earned a considerably higher real annual salary than women across almost all job categories in the gaming industry. The pay discrepancy was the highest in marketing and acquisition, where men earned more than 70 percent more than women annually, and in lead positions such as top management, where the salary for men was almost 20,000 euros higher than for women per year. The only category where women had a higher salary than men was game design and HR/recruiting, but the difference was small.