Detailed Salary Data
According to the information disclosed in this lawsuit, as of 2021, the total number of employees and total salaries in various departments of Valve Corporation are as follows:
Steam Platform Employees
Number of employees in 2021: 79
Total salary: $76.44 million (approximately RMB 555 million)
Management
Number of management personnel in 2021: 35
Total salary: $158 million (approximately RMB 1.1 billion)
Game Development Department
Number of employees in 2019: 201
Total salary: $236 million (approximately RMB 1.652 billion)
Total number of employees as of 2021: 336
Management: 35 people, average annual salary $4.5 million
Game Developers: 181 people, average annual income $1 million
Steam Developers: 79 people, average annual salary $960,000
Hardware Developers: 41 people, average annual salary $430,000
These figures not only reflect Valve Corporation's heavy investment in talent but also show the enormous costs in game development and platform operations.
Valve Corporation's high salary strategy is not accidental. The company mentions in its newcomer handbook that its profit margins exceed those of companies like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.
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