GameSoundCon

We have released the GameSoundCon Game Audio Industry Survey

How much to game composers make?
What's the proportion of freelancers to salaried employees?
What are common contract terms?
How are people using AI in game audio?

Since 2014, we've conducted a survey of game audio salaries, tools/tech, education, demographics and other stats.
A couple top level takeaways:
-- The has been a measurable trend towards outsourcing of audio by game companies
-- 16% of game audio employees said they had been laid off in the past 12 months; around half said they have found another job in game audio

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Game Audio Survey 2025 | gamesoundcon Game Music and Sound Design salaries, jobs, income, industry makeup, education and tools

The Game Audio Industry survey is open for just a couple more days!

If you work in game audio, please take a few minutes to complete our survey. It's anonymous, and covers issues from salaries and rates to tools and tech. New this year are questions on layoffs and AI.
The survey closes May 17

Industry Data: Game Music and Sound Design Survey Game Audio Survey data: How much do game music composers and sound designers make? Composing Conracts, Royalties

Submissions are open for GameSoundCon 2025!
Submissions are open through May 17, 2025

GameSoundCon will be held Oct 28-29, 2025 in Burbank, CA, USA

Submissions | GameSoundCon Speaker Submissions Accepting submissions on topics in game music and sound design, virtual and augmented reality audio and game audio research & education