Associate Creative Director salary
3 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Aug 13, 2026
These figures come from 13 associate creative director postings where the employer stated pay, covering 1 city. The single best-evidenced figure is New York at lead, where 13 postings put the middle half between $150,000 and $168,350, with a median of $160,000.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. Every range rests on at least 10 postings.
Associate Creative Director pay by specialization
Creative 19Copywriting 2
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Every measured range
3 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $134,000 – $165,000 | $152,500 | 33 |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $111,875 – $160,000 | $145,893 | 8 |
| New York | Lead | $150,000 – $168,350 | $160,000 | 13 |
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Associate Creative Director vs adjacent roles
1 measured comparison| Compared role | Level | Associate Creative Director | Them | Gap | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Director | Lead · US | $152,500 | $167,500 | similar pay | 33 / 111 |
Median vs median at the same level and country, employer-stated pay, 20+ postings on each side. Positive means associate creative director pays more. Medians within 10% show as similar pay.
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Filter by pay →Open associate creative director roles · 18 with stated pay
Associate Creative Director, Copy Avalere Health · Remote · US $150,000–$175,000 9d ago 
Associate Creative Director, Design GlossGenius · New York $185,000–$215,000 10d ago Associate Creative Director, Promotional Medical Education Real Chemistry · Remote · US $95,000–$120,000 3w ago Associate Creative Director, Social (Los Angeles) Saylor Agency · Los Angeles $120,000–$145,000 3w ago Associate Creative Director - Design SharkNinja · Needham $115,400–$150,000 3w ago 
Associate Creative Director, Copy Inizio Evoke · San Francisco $13,000–$170,000 4w ago Associate Creative Director Tubi · Los Angeles $135,000–$192,800 5w ago 
Associate Creative Director, Copywriter Mammoth Brands · New York $118,000–$150,000 5w ago 
Associate Creative Director (On-Site, NYC) MATTE PROJECTS · New York $150,000–$170,000 6w ago Associate Creative Director, Art (Pharma) thechempetitivegroupllc · United States $135,000–$150,000 7w ago 
Associate Creative Director, Design Noodle · Remote · US $100,000–$120,000 8w ago Associate Creative Director SharkNinja · New York $115,400–$221,300 2mo ago 
Associate Creative Director, Customer Stories Ramp · New York $200,000–$275,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director (Art) VML Canada (English) · Toronto CA$90,000–CA$140,000 3mo ago Associate Creative Director (Copy) VML Canada (English) · Toronto CA$90,000–CA$140,000 3mo ago 
Associate Creative Director, Art Princeton10 · Remote · US $140,000–$180,000 3mo ago Associate Creative Director, Design – Ninja SharkNinja · Needham $109,800–$155,000 4mo ago Associate Creative Director - Experiential / Copy / / Future Opportunity 160over90 · 2 Locations $190,000 11mo ago 
Associate Creative Director Elastic · United States In listing 4w ago 
Associate Creative Director, Marketing Range · McLean Pay not stated 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Copywriter iris · Atlanta In listing 4mo ago