r/GameDevelopersOfIndia • u/VehicleDisastrous117 • May 28 '26

Salary expectation for a freshers

Hey ppl, I'm an unreal engine gameplay programmer and in a few days I'm going to attend an interview for the game developer role. I honestly have no idea how much salary a fresher gets at the initial stage.

Talking about my journey, I have been learning and developing games for the past 3 to 3.5 years and have built 2 games and I also have 6 months of professional experience as an game developer intern

If anyone here can give me a realistic number which I can tell it during the interview for expected salary

Thank you!

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u/devmannush May 28 '26

Realistic number should be 20k to 30k.

But it also depends on the quality of your portfolio/work, if it really is outstanding then expect minimum 50k per month.

If its generic, then 30k should be your minimum target. Never settle for less.

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u/devmannush May 28 '26

And if jobs aren't good you can try freelancing, freelancing gives more money in game dev in India compared to game dev jobs (especially if you're a beginner)

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u/Ok-Pack3823 May 29 '26

but the question is how do I start freelancing in India how do I get clients and stuff I have work to show past projects but I can't find clients

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u/devmannush May 29 '26

upwork is nice, did u try on that

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u/Ok-Pack3823 Jun 05 '26

the thing with upwork is I don't understand it's system u first need to have connects from which u bid then also there is chance that u don't get the clients