New York City has ushered in a brand new pay transparency regulation that requires any firm with a least 4 staff to incorporate “good religion” wage ranges in job listings, and that is shed some mild on how completely different corporations throughout the video games trade are paying their staff.

As reported by Axios, the regulation means it is now doable to see what kind of salaries notable corporations together with Rockstar Games, Take-Two, and Epic Games are providing to workers based mostly in New York.

Although it is from a complete overview given the industries comparatively small footprint within the area, it is nonetheless attention-grabbing to see what kind of compensation main gamers are at present providing new recruits.

For occasion, after sifting by Rockstar Games listings in New York City, Axios discovered {that a} product lead on the firm might be supplied between $163k and $184k, whereas an affiliate dialogue designer will have the ability to earn between $50k and $57k.

Over at Epic Games, the corporate was providing to pay a senior product supervisor throughout the Unreal Engine group between $187k and $242k, whereas one other itemizing for an operations supervisor for content material coverage and escalations comes with a wage starting from $159k to $206k.

Ubisoft, in the meantime, is at present in search of a part-time sport demo operator that pays $15/hour plus additional time, and Activision has an inventory for a measurement lead function inside it gross sales group that provides a wage starting from $77k to $114k.

Axios highlights that almost all listings be aware that every function’s wage is predicated on the regional value of residing. Even so, it is fascinating to have the ability to peek backstage given how shy many corporations throughout the trade are with regards to discussing pay.

For extra insights, be sure you take a look at Axios’ full report, which accommodates much more wage breakdowns.