Game Developer Salary in Barcelona
Game Developer jobs in Barcelona hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.
Salary range
| Seniority | Jobs | 25% | Median | 75% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 14 | $66K | $68K | $70K |
| Lead | 9 | $76K | $80K | $82K |
| All levels | 23 | $68K | $71K | $76K |
Few employers in this selection publish pay, so these figures are Alion estimates built from comparable listings by role, level and country. Gross annual, converted to USD.
Gameloft
Lead Game Designer (PC/Console/Mobile)
Senior UI Artist [Freelance]
Lead UI Artist
King
Game Engine Tools Developer | Shared Tech
Software Engineer | Game Services
Game Engine Developer | Shared Tech
Aristocrat Leisure
Senior UI Artist
Xbox Cloud Gaming op Xbox.com
Lead VFX Artist
Voodoo
Lead Game Developer - Woodturning
Game Designer (Multiplayer Gameplay Modes) - Paper.io 2
Game Artist - Paper.io 2
Scopely
Combat Game Designer
Associate Economy Game Designer
Senior Technical Artist_MONOPOLY GO!
Bespoke Pixel
TECHNICAL ANIMATOR
LEVEL DESIGNER
SENIOR GAMEPLAY PROGRAMMER
Larian Studios
Junior Graphics Programmer
Graphics Programmer Internship
Gameplay Programmer Internship
Outfit7
Senior Game Designer
Moon Active
How pay is distributed
Most employers in this selection do not publish a figure, so the range below is Alion's own estimate, derived from 23 comparable listings priced by role, level and country. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $68K and $76K a year, with a median of $71K. By level, the median runs senior at $68K and lead at $80K. The step from senior to lead is worth about 1.2x on median pay. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
The market right now
Alion currently lists 42 open Game Developer Salary in Barcelona from 11 companies. 9 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 11 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.
Where the work is
The largest concentrations of these roles are Spain (42), France (5), Netherlands (4), Poland (3), and Turkey (3). 17% of the listings are fully remote and a further 50% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.
Who is hiring
The employers with the most open Game Developer Salary in Barcelona right now are Scopely (15), Voodoo (6), Gameloft (5), King (4), Bespoke Pixel (3), and Larian Studios (3). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.
What employers ask for
Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are Unity (21), Adobe Photoshop (14), C++ (8), Blender (8), Maya (8), Figma (7), Unreal Engine (7), and C# (5). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.
Relocation, visas and equity
Of the current Game Developer Salary in Barcelona, 1 states visa sponsorship and 3 offer a relocation package. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
