iGB-Pentasia Salary Survey 2025 lands on iGaming Business

The 2025 iGB-Pentasia Salary Survey is out on iGaming Business. It puts fresh recruitment data in front of an industry that has spent two years recalibrating after licensing changes, operator exits and a steady push into newly regulated US states. For candidates weighing a move in iGaming, and for hiring managers competing for the same pool, the survey is the reference number set that frames compensation conversations through the year.

Why does this survey matter?

iGaming doesn't have a Bureau of Labor Statistics. Pay data in the sector comes from recruiters, employer disclosures and a handful of annual studies. The iGB-Pentasia Salary Survey is the most widely cited of those, because both partners reach deep into the industry's two audiences — operators and suppliers on the hiring side, and candidates already working in or considering a move into the vertical.

The 2025 edition, titled "iGaming Recruitment Trends 2025: Key insights from iGB-Pentasia Salary Survey," continues a partnership between iGaming Business, the trade outlet covering online gambling, and Pentasia, a specialist recruiter focused on the vertical.

Who actually reads it?

Two groups. Hiring managers, who use the figures to set salary bands that hold up in a market where engineers, data scientists and compliance officers move freely between operators, platform providers and affiliates. And job seekers, who use the same numbers to anchor offers, promotion cases and counter-proposals.

For an individual reader, the value sits in the role-level detail. A senior product manager in Sofia, a compliance lead in London and a trading analyst in Malta don't compare cleanly even when titles match. The survey's job, in plain words, is to show where those gaps sit.

What does the 2025 edition cover?

Surveys in this format typically break pay by role, seniority and geography, often with cross-sections by company size and product vertical. Readers usually see base salary, bonus structure and, where reported, benefits weighting.

Disciplines in scope usually include product, technology, compliance, marketing, trading and customer operations — the spine of any operator or B2B supplier. Seniority runs from analyst to C-suite, with mid-level bands typically drawing the most reader interest because that's where most moves happen.

The 2025 release lands against a backdrop that has reshaped the iGaming workforce. The UK has tightened affordability checks. The Netherlands and Germany have rolled out stricter licensing regimes. Several operators trimmed headcount through 2023 and 2024. The US has added states. Each shift pulls pay in different places — and the survey is where those pulls get quantified.

What should a reader do with it?

Use the 2025 figures to anchor two conversations: your current compensation review if you're already in the industry, and any offer negotiation if you're moving. Hiring managers across iGaming see the data within days of publication. Candidates who haven't read it negotiate from a weaker position.

The iGB-Pentasia Salary Survey is the single annual reference both sides of the hiring table quote. Read it before your next compensation conversation, whichever side of it you're on.