Our 21-question survey ran from July 23 to August 13, 2014 and was promoted heavily via social media and other game or music industry web sites. We received 632 responses, 591 of which contained usable data.

Thank you to the Game Audio Network Guild for their assistance with the GameSoundCon Game Audio Industry Survey

The report focuses on:

1/ Compensation

2/ Work and Environment/Getting Gigs

3/ Additional Compensation (Bonuses/Royalties)

4/ Use of Live Musicians & Middleware

5/ Contract Terms & PROs

6/ Education

Read the full survey here

Among the findings:

Freelancers account for half of game music composing and sound design jobs

Average Salary (employee): $80,564, up almost $10,000 from 2014

Average "AAA" per project fee: $73,493

Average "professionally developed casual game project fee: $18,177

Average Indy per project fee: $8,399

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