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Maybe Montreal just doesn't pay for 3d graphics programmers. Triple what you just quoted and that's what an average gameplay programmer makes in the bay area. 3

Maybe Montreal just doesn't pay for 3d graphics programmers. Triple what you just quoted and that's what an average gameplay programmer makes in the bay area. 3d graphics programmers make more because an average gameplay programmer can't do what a 3d graphics programmer does. Then again, there aren't as many jobs for 3d graphics programmers. You'd pretty much have to work for one of the big graphics engine makers (Valve, Unity3D, Unreal, ID) or a company big enough to make their own (Ubisoft, EA, Disney). In Montreal, that's pretty much just Ubisoft, isn't it? Anyway, the original suggestion was 3d graphics, not necessarily for games. Lots of other fields use 3d graphics as well. I don't know how well they pay, though.

bryanlarsen 11y ago
150K is pretty much the average salary for any programmer in silicon valley, though, right? Autodesk also has a big presence in Montreal, and they do pay better than the video game makers, from what I hear. My OP was just saying that the best way to find 3D graphics programmers was to poach from games companies, not be one yourself. :) I really don't know the field that well. It's been almost 30 years since I actually worked in the video game industry. Video game skills that old apply much better to the (much better paying) embedded market. We don't use assembler any more, but the experience is actually relevant there.
- PopeOfNope 11y ago
  > 150K is pretty much the average salary for any programmer in silicon valley, though, right? Pretty much :) > Autodesk also has a big presence in Montreal Interesting. I'm very interested in the Montreal job scene because I live just across the NY/Canadian border and have wanted to relocate to Canada for a while now. Unfortunately, the salaries haven't been there for web development or game development. > Video game skills that old apply much better to the (much better paying) embedded market. Do you work in embedded systems? How difficult a field is it to break into? I've been thinking about shifting in that direction for my own personal sanity, if nothing else. Doing nothing but building virtual worlds and websites for a decade makes you long for the physical world. I do, at least.

bryanlarsen 11y ago

150K is pretty much the average salary for any programmer in silicon valley, though, right? Autodesk also has a big presence in Montreal, and they do pay better than the video game makers, from what I hear. My OP was just saying that the best way to find 3D graphics programmers was to poach from games companies, not be one yourself. :) I really don't know the field that well. It's been almost 30 years since I actually worked in the video game industry. Video game skills that old apply much better to the (much better paying) embedded market. We don't use assembler any more, but the experience is actually relevant there.

PopeOfNope 11y ago
> 150K is pretty much the average salary for any programmer in silicon valley, though, right? Pretty much :) > Autodesk also has a big presence in Montreal Interesting. I'm very interested in the Montreal job scene because I live just across the NY/Canadian border and have wanted to relocate to Canada for a while now. Unfortunately, the salaries haven't been there for web development or game development. > Video game skills that old apply much better to the (much better paying) embedded market. Do you work in embedded systems? How difficult a field is it to break into? I've been thinking about shifting in that direction for my own personal sanity, if nothing else. Doing nothing but building virtual worlds and websites for a decade makes you long for the physical world. I do, at least.