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Creative Director salary

7 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Aug 4, 2026

Live creative director jobs Los AngelesNew YorkSan FranciscoTorontoRemote

These figures come from 58 creative director postings where the employer stated pay, covering 3 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is New York at lead, where 35 postings put the middle half between $158,750 and $220,000, with a median of $185,000.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. Every range rests on at least 10 postings.

Creative Director pay by specialization

Creative 33Paid Social 2Copywriting 1

Live creative director roles by marketing function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.

Every measured range

7 by market and level
MarketLevelMarket rangeMedianSample
United States · country-wide Lead $149,000 – $197,500 $170,000 95
Canada · country-wide Lead CA$137,500 – CA$157,500 CA$150,000 9
Remote · United States Lead $146,250 – $174,896 $163,750 18
Los Angeles Lead $160,000 – $166,250 $163,900 11
New York Lead $158,750 – $220,000 $185,000 35
San Francisco Lead $165,250 – $260,625 $186,250 12
Toronto Lead CA$126,250 – CA$152,500 CA$147,850 7

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.

Open creative director roles · 32 with stated pay

Creative Director Bumble Inc. · US NY New York $155,000–$185,000 7d ago Creative Director Dust · New York $200,000–$250,000 12d ago Senior Creative Director Hypebeast · New York $140,000–$160,000 12d ago Creative Director (Experiences & Events) FeverUp · New York $115,000 13d ago Associate Creative Director, Paid Social Grow Therapy · New York $155,000–$190,000 13d ago Associate Creative Director, Copy Inizio Evoke · San Francisco $13,000–$170,000 2w ago Creative Director, Demand Gen Okta · San Francisco $219,000–$301,000 2w ago Creative Director Audiohook · Remote · US $90,000–$100,000 3w ago Senior Creative Director, Marketing Bankrate · United States $120,000–$210,000 3w ago Creative Director Benevity · Toronto CA$127,800–CA$167,900 3w ago Social Creative Director Game Seven · New York $175,000–$200,000 3w ago Creative Director Alternative Payments · Toronto CA$125,000–CA$150,000 4w ago Creative Director Artsy · New York $175,000–$220,000 5w ago Creative Director Artsy · London £110,000–£130,000 5w ago Creative Director Betty · New York $200,000–$250,000 5w ago Creative Director Fellow · San Francisco $185,000–$200,000 5w ago Creative Director co:collective · New York $150,000–$180,000 5w ago Creative Director, Paid Social Ethos Life · Remote · US $150,000–$266,000 2mo ago Creative Director Avalere Health · Remote · US $170,000–$200,000 2mo ago Creative Director Ivo Inc. · San Francisco $142,000–$160,000 2mo ago Creative Director Gibson Dunn · New York $280,000–$325,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Customer Stories Ramp · New York $200,000–$275,000 2mo ago Creative Director Hometap · Remote · US $160,000–$175,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Copy Avalere Health · Remote · US $150,000–$165,000 3mo ago Creative Director Gamma · San Francisco $250,000–$300,000 3mo ago Creative Director Glossier · New York $235,000–$305,000 3mo ago Creative Director, Art Known · Los Angeles $150,000–$175,000 3mo ago Associate Creative Director Hovercraft · Remote · US $135,000–$150,000 4mo ago Creative Director, Marketing Duolingo · New York $196,000–$294,000 5mo ago Creative Director, Marketing Duolingo · London £124,395–£186,592 5mo ago Associate Creative Director, Design GlossGenius · New York $185,000–$215,000 6mo ago Creative Director Gradial · Seattle $145,000–$180,000 7mo ago Associate Creative Director Elastic · United States In listing 2w ago Creative Director, Brand Experiences Stripe · US Pay not stated 7w ago Associate Creative Director, Marketing Range · McLean Pay not stated 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Copywriter iris · Atlanta In listing 4mo ago