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Creative Director salary

7 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Aug 11, 2026

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These figures come from 67 creative director postings where the employer stated pay, covering 3 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is New York at lead, where 41 postings put the middle half between $159,000 and $207,500, with a median of $175,000.

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

Creative Director pay by specialization

Creative 79Growth Marketing 2Copywriting 2Content Creation 1Paid Social 1Performance Marketing 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 $149,821 – $194,303 $167,925 108
Canada · country-wide Lead CA$137,500 – CA$157,500 CA$150,000 9
Remote · United States Lead $141,250 – $174,793 $162,500 23
Los Angeles Lead $162,500 – $178,750 $165,000 14
New York Lead $159,000 – $207,500 $175,000 41
San Francisco Lead $173,750 – $260,625 $191,750 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.

Creative Director vs adjacent roles

2 measured comparisons
Compared roleLevelCreative DirectorThemGapSample
Marketing DirectorLead · US$167,925$192,500-13%108 / 52
Associate Creative DirectorLead · US$167,925$152,500+10%108 / 31

Median vs median at the same level and country, employer-stated pay, 20+ postings on each side. Positive means creative director pays more. Medians within 10% show as similar pay.

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Associate Creative Director, Copy Avalere Health · Remote · US $150,000–$175,000 6d ago Associate Creative Director, Design GlossGenius · New York $185,000–$215,000 7d ago Creative Director, Interactive Experiences CourtAvenue · Remote · US $150,000–$175,000 8d ago Creative Director, Certificates MasterClass · California $165,000–$190,000 11d ago Social Creative Director Viral Nation Inc. · Canada CA$150,000–CA$170,000 11d ago Executive Creative Director (Temporary) Vox Media, LLC · New York $165,000–$185,000 12d ago Creative Director, Associate Partner, Design prophet · New York $230,000–$280,000 13d ago Creative Director Bumble Inc. · US NY New York $185,000–$200,000 2w ago Creative Director NVE Experience Agency · Remote · US $150,000–$175,000 2w ago Creative Director StockX · Detroit $250,000–$270,000 2w ago Creative Director Dust · New York $200,000–$250,000 2w ago Senior Creative Director Hypebeast · New York $140,000–$160,000 2w ago Creative Director Mercer Advisors · New York $170,000–$200,000 2w ago Creative Director, Portfolio SALT XC · Toronto CA$145,000–CA$170,000 2w ago Creative Director (Experiences & Events) FeverUp · New York $115,000 2w ago Associate Creative Director, Promotional Medical Education Real Chemistry · Remote · US $95,000–$120,000 2w ago Associate Creative Director, Social (Los Angeles) Saylor Agency · Los Angeles $120,000–$145,000 3w ago Associate Creative Director - Design SharkNinja · New York $115,400–$150,000 3w ago Creative Director, Marketing Campaigns Suno · New York $212,000–$263,000 3w ago Creative Director, Growth Ruggable · Los Angeles $180,000–$220,000 3w ago Associate Creative Director, Copy Inizio Evoke · San Francisco $13,000–$170,000 3w ago Creative Director, Marketing Museum of Science · Boston $116,000–$145,000 3w ago Creative Director Misfits Market · New York NY $160,000–$170,000 3w ago Creative Director (Remote, US) Newsela · Remote · US $130,000–$150,000 3w ago Creative Director, Demand Gen Okta · San Francisco $219,000–$301,000 3w ago Creative Director Audiohook · Remote · US $90,000–$100,000 4w ago Creative Director Benevity · Toronto CA$127,800–CA$167,900 4w ago Creative Director / Story Crafter Sauna · San Francisco $120,000–$220,000 4w ago Creative Director SixSpeed · Minneapolis. MN $120,000–$150,000 4w ago Creative Director, Brand & Content Smartly · New York $120,000–$150,000 4w ago Associate Creative Director Tubi · Los Angeles $135,000–$192,800 4w ago Social Creative Director Game Seven · New York $175,000–$200,000 4w ago Creative Director Render · Remote · US $250,000–$344,000 4w ago Associate Creative Director, Copywriter Mammoth Brands · New York $118,000–$150,000 5w ago Creative Director Alternative Payments · Toronto CA$125,000–CA$150,000 5w ago Creative Director Artsy · New York $175,000–$220,000 6w ago Creative Director Artsy · London £110,000–£130,000 6w ago Creative Director Betty · New York $200,000–$250,000 6w ago Creative Director Fellow · San Francisco $185,000–$200,000 6w 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 6w ago Creative Director co:collective · New York $150,000–$180,000 6w ago Associate Creative Director, Design Noodle · Remote · US $100,000–$120,000 8w ago Senior Creative Director, M-Claw Americas monsterenergy · Corona $123,750–$165,000 8w ago Associate Creative Director (Copy) VML Canada (English) · Vancouver CA$90,000–CA$140,000 2mo ago Creative Director, Paid Social Ethos Life · Remote · US $150,000–$266,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director SharkNinja · New York $115,400–$221,300 2mo ago Creative Director Peregrine Technologies · New York $250,000–$275,000 2mo ago Creative Director Peregrine Technologies · San Francisco $250,000–$275,000 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 northwoodspace · Los Angeles $150,000–$200,000 2mo ago Creative Director Hometap · Remote · US $160,000–$175,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director (Art) VML Canada (English) · Toronto CA$90,000–CA$140,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director (Copy) VML Canada (English) · Toronto CA$90,000–CA$140,000 2mo ago Creative Director, Performance Marketing Owner.com · San Francisco $190,000–$200,000 3mo ago Creative Director Serino Coyne · New York $95,000–$130,000 3mo ago Creative Director, Growth Pelago · New York $200,000–$230,000 3mo ago Creative Director - AntiSocial Thinkingbox · Toronto CA$150,000–CA$160,000 3mo ago Creative Director Gamma · San Francisco $250,000–$300,000 3mo ago Associate Creative Director, Art Princeton10 · Remote · US $140,000–$180,000 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 Creative Director Runway · Remote · US $250,000–$290,000 4mo ago Creative Director, Post Production TubeScience · Los Angeles $105,000–$140,000 4mo ago Creative Director Pair Eyewear, Inc. · New York $180,000–$190,000 4mo ago Associate Creative Director, Design – Ninja SharkNinja · Needham $109,800–$155,000 4mo ago Creative Director sterling · New York $150,000–$199,000 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 Creative Director, Design Moment Technology · New York $150,000–$250,000 5mo ago Creative Director, Interactive Digital Experiences monks · Los Angeles $150,000–$175,000 6mo ago Creative Director, Interactive Digital Experiences monks · San Francisco $160,000–$190,000 6mo ago Creative Director monks · Los Angeles $160,000–$175,000 6mo ago Creative Director (Web) monks · San Francisco $170,000–$190,000 6mo ago Creative Director Gradial · Seattle $145,000–$180,000 7mo ago Creative Director, Integrated somethingspecialstudios · New York $165,000–$220,000 8mo ago Creative Director, Experiential somethingspecialstudios · New York $165,000–$220,000 9mo ago Associate Creative Director - Experiential / Copy / / Future Opportunity 160over90 · 2 Locations $190,000 11mo ago Associate Creative Director Elastic · United States In listing 3w ago Creative Director, Event Design Stripe · US Pay not stated 8w ago Creative Director - Video & AI Content OpenArt AI · San Francisco Pay not stated 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Marketing Range · McLean Pay not stated 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Copywriter iris · Atlanta In listing 4mo ago