January 16th, 2011 
Admin Testing video games for a living has got to be one of the greatest jobs around. Think about it. You get to play all the latest and greatest games, and you actually get paid for it! What more can you ask out of life? It really does sound good, but does a video game tester salary really pay enough to warrant all of that excitement? If it doesn’t pay enough to live on, it’s more like an expensive hobby which you probably can’t afford. Let’s take a moment to find out how much the average salary for video game testers actually is.
According to different company websites and gaming industry surveys, the average salary for a game tester is in the 15 to 20-thousand dollar range, which is a very nice range indeed. Naturally the salary depends upon the skills of the individual game tester, and how often he or she works. Most game testers work as contractors on assignment to the major game developers, so their income level depends upon how many game companies hire him, and for how long.