I'd like to shed a tear for them, but really, they are still making oodles more money than I am - and I'm working like four to five jobs! Parents - read the info and let your babies grow up to love videogames and want to get involved. Kids - show the parents the story and demand you get more play time in (only call it learning for your future career goal).

From the article:

So, when your top-shelf console releases increase from $50 to $60, where does that extra $10 go? (Besides, Gamestop, obviously.) Gamasutra helped narrow the possibilities on Sunday when it reported a drop in the average American game industry salary to $73,316 in 2006, down from $75,039 the year before.

Read the full article over at joystiq.com