Before I go ahead and open my big mouth, I want to first ask that you do not quote me on this, and do not think I have his pay stubs or know an exact salary. I’m going to use Reginald of Team Solo Mid as an example because everyone reading this probably knows of him. BUT, and this is a big BUT, many gamers you don’t realize bring in SECRET money. The highest paid professional gamers are usually masters at a specific game, or possibly multiple games and bring in income dominating in high level tournaments. If you look at the top paid 100 gamers (keep in mind there are a TON more then 100 gamers out there, we’re talking about ALL professional games), the salary towards the bottom of the list is anywhere from 85,000-100,000. Once you factor in the top 100 paid gamers the outlook on this becomes a bit different though. He is also the highest paid in the world right now, but some gamers from other countries are coming close. The highest paid professional gamer in the United States made/makes over $400,000 a year. Its basically like asking how much the highest player in the MLB or NFL makes, but I’ll answer it anyway. I wanted to add this question in because I had no doubt in my mind that it was going to be asked. The same goes for a professional video game player your salary is created by you. If you were going to apply for a sales job, any sales job, and you wanted to know your salary, chances are they might tell you it could be an infinite amount. Optic might do this, but does any other team do this? I don't think it's economically viable yet.I think the best way for me to explain the amount a pro gamer makes is by giving you a decent analogy. I'm not sure if any teams get salaries, or the scene has gotten to that point yet. "fill out dis form 2 b sponsored by randum website!" and the decent ones are reserved for top top players. Personal sponsorship are either low-paying/nothing ie. If you're not Top6 material, tourneys are ALWAYS a loss for a team, counting passes/transportation/hotel etc. The biggest video I monetized was my lag comp whining one that I got 30k views in 3 days, that paid less than $60 (that was a one-off, no video I have does anywhere near that). I have a standard YouTube partnership (no external partner) and I can't discuss CPM and such since confidentiality and it varies so much but it's not as much as people usually think. Unless you're getting nadeshot-level views on Twitch/youtube the ad revenue is not that stellar. It's largely still a loss for many players, even the top teams. Can you imagine being 21 and going out and looking for a job for the first time? Not to mention these guys have such a overly huge ego, I can't imagine they'd go and work for McDonalds or something reasonable, because most places aren't going to hire someone whose job history says "professional video gamer for past 6 years". If/when CoD dies out, most of these guys will be unemployed with no education and no job history. Living at home with no job, not going to school, not doing anything but playing this game is terrible. OpTic manages to do it only because they've built a brand and a name for themselves, and along with it, a large fanbase. If people really think you can make a legit living off playing CoD 10 hours a day, you're nuts. Acting like $60k lasts forever is downright hilarious, but none of them know any better because none of them have ever had any real responsibilities or bills to pay. All this "look at my bank account" stuff is a joke. Going pro is a fantasy, because even the guys that are pros, aren't making anything. It's because none of them make enough real money to do anything. Most of them still live at home, have no bills, etc. There's a reason 98% of the pro players out there are pretty much 15-21 years old. IMO, it's just based on views on Twitch, YT, tourney placements, etc. I'm pretty sure none of them have salaries. Only the top teams have personal sponsorships, and I'm pretty sure the ones with Scuff sponserships, etc, just get free products and not really any actual money. YouTube - most don't have large YT channels OpTic clearly leads that. Livestreaming - most of them don't get a ton of views. First was, what 20k at G2? That's $5k per person before taxes. Most teams aren't making much off tourney prizes.
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