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Nintendo Salary

Nintendo Salary

Nintendo pays a median of $169K ($141K–$203K) across 29 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $141K–$203K salary range

Median: $169K  ·  Based on 29 public Nintendo job postings  ·  Updated October 8, 2026


This Nintendo salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Nintendo · pay benchmark · updated October 8, 2026
$169K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$141K–$203K
Typical range
$313K view JD
Highest base · Counsel, Privacy
29
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+5
18 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 10% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$155K (6)
Senior
$203K (7)
Salary by department · median & top base
7870t - development: platform
$203K · $261K top (5)
Highest-paying skills
Kong $164K

Highest-paying open roles at Nintendo

Nintendo salary by department

  • 7870t - development: platform: $203K median · $261K top base — Sr Engineer, Display (NTD) (view JD) (5 roles)

Nintendo engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $155K median · $261K top base — Manager, Special Projects - Publisher Developer Relations (view JD) (6)
  • Senior: $203K median · $261K top base — Sr Engineer, Display (NTD) (view JD) (7)

Nintendo salary by location

  • Remote: $169K median · $313K top base — Counsel, Privacy (view JD) (18 roles)

Remote work at Nintendo

67% of Nintendo's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $169K median vs $203K onsite.

What Nintendo looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Tableau (3) · Python (3) · CI/CD (2) · Regulatory Compliance (1) · Intellectual Property (1) · JavaScript (1) · AWS (1) · Azure (1) · Brand Strategy (1) · Merchandising (1).

Benefits & perks at Nintendo

Commonly listed: dental (29) · 401k (29) · bonus (29) · pto (29).

About Nintendo

Nintendo is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · HQ Los Angeles, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Nintendo

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 17 that do, Bachelor's and Master's are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 10% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Nintendo total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% of roles list a bonus. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Nintendo hiring activity

Nintendo has 29 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 29 public job postings with disclosed pay. 5 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (18 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 1 contract role in the mix.

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Roblox$269K↑ +59%Public
Twitch$186K↑ +10%Acquired
Epic Games$226K↑ +33%Late Stage
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Samsung Electronics$125K↓ -26%Public

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Common questions

What does Nintendo pay?
The median pay is $169K, with a typical range of $141K–$203K, based on 29 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Nintendo?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Counsel, Privacy, at $174K–$313K base.

Which team pays the most at Nintendo?
The 7870t - development: platform team, at a $203K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 29 public Nintendo job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed October 8, 2026.

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