Riot Games
Offered base salaries from 72 certified H-1B filings, across 6 roles in 3 metro areas.
Half of Riot Games's certified filings offered $151,549 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $126,942 and $176,134. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | $176,134 | $127k – $214k | 32 |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators | $134,742 | $108k – $177k | 10 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $226,034 | $193k – $237k | 6 |
| Graphic Designers | $94,058 | $94k – $115k | 6 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $138,486 | $138k – $145k | 3 |
| Operations Research Analysts | $119,392 | $119k – $119k | 3 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $151,549 | $94k – $226k | 53 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $141,045 | $116k – $197k | 15 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $213,512 | $115k – $237k | 3 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Riot Games's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers — Los Angeles | $176,134 | 22 | +9.5% |
| Software Developers — Seattle | $163,862 | 9 | −2.0% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers — Los Angeles | $226,034 | 5 | +10.6% |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators — Los Angeles | $115,859 | 5 | −7.0% |
| Graphic Designers — Los Angeles | $94,058 | 5 | +29.9% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 72 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
- Market comparison
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Riot Games's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.