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Rockstar Games Salary

Rockstar Games Salary

Rockstar Games pays a median of $142K ($128K–$168K) across 36 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $128K–$168K salary range

Median: $142K  ·  Based on 36 public Rockstar Games job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 2026


This Rockstar Games 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

Rockstar Games · pay benchmark · updated June 19, 2026
$142K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$128K–$168K
Typical range
$225K view JD
Highest base · Senior Manager, Product - Creator Platform
36
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+8
26 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 94% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$115K (8)
Senior
$142K (17)
Salary by department · median & top base
analytics
$158K · $195K top (5)
online services
$142K · $225K top (19)
Highest-paying skills
Airflow $158KTerraform $145KDatabricks $145KPython $142KAzure $142KMachine Learning $142KJava $142KReact $142K

Highest-paying open roles at Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games salary by department

  • analytics: $158K median · $195K top base — Senior Machine Learning Engineer (view JD) (5 roles)
  • online services: $142K median · $225K top base — Senior Manager, Product - Creator Platform (view JD) (19 roles)

Rockstar Games salary by seniority

  • Mid: $115K median · $150K top base — Software Engineer (C++) (view JD) (8)
  • Senior: $142K median · $225K top base — Senior Manager, Product - Creator Platform (view JD) (17)

Remote work at Rockstar Games

0% of Rockstar Games's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Rockstar Games looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (12) · CI/CD (8) · SQL (5) · Java (5) · Airflow (4) · Databricks (4) · Terraform (4) · React (4) · MySQL (3) · Spark (3).

About Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games is 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 1998 · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Rockstar Games

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 5 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; 94% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Rockstar Games total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Rockstar Games hiring activity

Rockstar Games has 36 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 36 public job postings with disclosed pay. 8 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (26 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 1 contract role in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Rockstar Games pay?
The median pay is $142K, with a typical range of $128K–$168K, based on 36 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Rockstar Games?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Manager, Product - Creator Platform, at $175K–$225K base.

Which team pays the most at Rockstar Games?
The analytics team, at a $158K 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 36 public Rockstar Games 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 June 19, 2026.

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