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| From Gamer Developer Magazine |
Speaking of the gender wage gap, The Border House Blog recently
shared some statistics found in Game Developer Magazine. Surprisingly the
reported average salary for female programmers is a little over $4,000 than that
of male programmers… because females only make up 4% of the population. Though
the percentage of female animators is significantly higher at 16%, the average salary
drops drastically with women making roughly $16,000 less than that of men –
that’s much higher than the average $11,000 gender wage gap. The wage gap reaches a status quo in the game designer salaries. Female representation drops
to 11%, but the wage gap more or less stays the same with a $14,000 difference.
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| From Game Developer Magazine |
The statistics for game producers is a little interesting;
women now represent 23% of the population but still get paid roughly $6,000
less than their male counterparts. The female representation in the audio
producer field is similar to programmers, but wage gap is a monstrous $32,944!
Now
I can understand lack of female representation, with the video game industry being
the boys club that it is, but what could possibly be a legitimate excuse for a
65% difference in wages? Are female producers just not as qualified? Are their
responsibilities and job duties not vital to the company? Is it because they’re
not applying for the higher paying positions or being overlooked for
promotions? Or are they simply just not getting paid enough for the same work?
The Border House Blog continues to report various other jobs found in the game industry and reported average salaries coupled with it, but the issue of under-representation
of females in the game industry and the huge gender wage gap is very apparent
in the statistics listed above. Recently, there have been a lot of discussion about female representation
in the tech industry as well as a huge push to get young girls interested in tech and
science, but is it enough? If female representation in these fields increases,
will their wages do the same?
For more information and statistics on the gaming industry,
you can visit the Border House Blog or check out the latest issue of Game Developer Magazine
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