At the super high end Tim Sweeney and Gabe Newell are both billionaires on the Forbes list, but they are both owners and founders of their respective companies

At the super high end Tim Sweeney and Gabe Newell are both billionaires on the Forbes list, but they are both owners and founders of their respective companies so that's a little different than director. Jason West and Vince Zampella (directors of Call of Duty) had 36 million in owed royalties for Modern Warfare 2, the Housers who are directors of GTA and RDR get millions in royalties, etc. Anyone that has made a popular indie game (like one that people have heard of) has made millions. Your average game industry employee is not equivalent to directors and stars in movies though. They're much closer to employees/contractors at visual effects companies or grips, none of them are getting millions even on the biggest films. At least as a mid-tier engineer on a hit AAA game you can get total compensation equal to or better than big tech pays in some cases, and as an artist you can make more than you would in film with more stability.