Creative Director salary in New York
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 31, 2026
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Creative Director pay in New York is measured from 66 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is lead, where 66 postings put the middle half between $150,000 and $209,750, with a median of $174,750.
Against the 4 other measured markets for creative director at lead, this sits below 1 of them; San Francisco leads at $195,000.
61 creative director roles are open in New York right now, 41 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | $150,000 – $209,750 | $174,750 | 66 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open creative director roles in New York · 41 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $130,000–$240,000scale $70,000–$340,000
Associate Creative Director, Creative Development (Art Director, Multicultural) Dentsuaegis · New York $114,425–$150,000 4d ago Creative Director, Creative Development (Copywriter) Dentsuaegis · New York $136,850–$180,000 4d ago Group Creative Director, Creative Development Dentsuaegis · New York $197,225–$260,000 4d ago 
Associate Creative Director The New York Times · New York $148,000–$170,000 4d ago 
Associate Creative Director, Writer Wpromote · New York $130,000–$145,000 6d ago 
Creative Director NVE Experience Agency · Los Angeles $150,000–$175,000 11d ago 
Creative Director Princeton10 · Remote · US $170,000–$230,000 3w ago 
Creative Director, Brand & Marketing Museum of Ice Cream · Los Angeles $180,000–$210,000 3w ago 
Creative Director, Experiential - Brand Consulting Creative Artists Agency (CAA) · New York $188,000–$230,000 5w ago 
Associate Creative Director, Copy Djeholdings · New York $86,000–$138,000 5w ago Associate Creative Director, Art Djeholdings · New York $86,000–$138,000 5w ago Executive Creative Director (MD-ECD) Sia · New York From $250,000 6w ago 
Associate Creative Director - Art Jellyfish · New York $130,000–$170,000 7w ago 
Creative Director Bullish · New York $228,000–$255,000 7w ago 
Creative Director Coindesk · New York $228,000–$255,000 7w ago 
Creative Director, Art (Health) Grey US · New York $100,000–$230,000 7w ago Associate Creative Director, Copy Kettle · San Francisco $140,000–$180,000 7w ago Associate Creative Director, Design Kettle · San Francisco $160,000–$190,000 7w ago Creative Director, Design Kettle · San Francisco $200,000–$240,000 7w ago 
Creative Director, Block Block · New York $251,600–$377,400 2mo ago Creative Director, Tidal Block · New York $251,600–$377,400 2mo ago 
Associate Creative Director/Senior Copywriter - Health & Wellness Burson · New York $75,000–$180,000 2mo ago 
Associate Creative Director, Art/Design Avalere Health · Remote · US $150,000–$170,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Art & Copy (Team) Bully Pulpit International · New York $125,000–$150,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Copy (Market Access) Avalere Health · Remote · US $120,000–$175,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Events The New York Times · New York $148,000–$170,000 2mo ago 
Creative Director Mercer Advisors · New York $170,000–$200,000 3mo ago 
Creative Director (Experiences & Events) FeverUp · New York $115,000 3mo ago 
Creative Director, Marketing Campaigns Suno · New York $225,000–$277,000 3mo ago Social Creative Director Game Seven · New York $175,000–$200,000 3mo ago 
Associate Creative Director, Copywriter Mammoth Brands · New York $118,000–$150,000 3mo ago 
Creative Director Peregrine Technologies · New York $250,000–$275,000 5mo ago Associate Creative Director-Brand Systems Digital Design Sia · New York $135,000–$145,000 6mo ago Creative Director [Contract or Full-time] Glossier · New York $235,000–$305,000 6mo ago 
Creative Director sterling · New York $150,000–$199,000 7mo ago 
Senior Creative Director, Marketing Duolingo · New York $236,800–$355,200 8mo ago Senior Creative Director, Marketing Duolingo · London £150,300–£225,400 8mo ago 
Creative Director, Interactive Digital Experiences monks · Los Angeles $150,000–$175,000 9mo ago Creative Director, Interactive Digital Experiences monks · San Francisco $160,000–$190,000 9mo ago 
Creative Director, Integrated somethingspecialstudios · New York $165,000–$220,000 11mo ago Creative Director, Experiential somethingspecialstudios · New York $165,000–$220,000 11mo ago 
Creative Director, Digital Red Antler · New York New $150,000–$200,000e 1d ago Creative Director Equinox · New York $150,000–$200,000e 4d ago Creative Director Cantor Fitzgerald/BGC · New York $150,000–$200,000e 6d ago Associate Creative Director Sullivan · New York $150,000–$200,000e 7d ago 
Creative Director Bjak · Seoul Pay not stated 8d ago Associate Creative Director, Corporate Positioning & Insights (CPI) Fticonsulting (FTIConsultingCareers) · Chicago In listing 11d ago 
Senior Creative Director, Amplify – Production & Delivery Wwecorp · New York In listing 4w ago 
Droga5 Associate Creative Director, Art Accenture · New York In listing 4w ago 
Creative Director enhanced · New York $150,000–$200,000e 4w ago Associate Creative Director, Copy - Song Life, Part of Accenture Song Accenture · New York In listing 4w ago Associate Creative Director Accenture · New York In listing 4w ago Creative Director, Art - Song Life, part of Accenture Song Accenture · Remote · US In listing 5w ago 
Associate Creative Director Phamily · New York $150,000–$200,000e 8w ago 
Founding Creative Director Siena AI · Remote · UK £74,154–£133,125e 8w ago 
Creative Director, Editorial ATL · New York In listing 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Copy Djeholdings · Chicago $149,285–$167,500e 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Earned Marketing (Temporary) The New York Times · New York $150,000–$200,000e 5mo ago 
Creative Director Infinite Machine · New York $150,000–$200,000e 2y ago Digital creative director Mindlance · New York Pay not stated 10y ago
Associate Creative Director The New York Times · New York $148,000–$170,000 4d ago Associate Creative Director, Writer Wpromote · New York $130,000–$145,000 6d ago Creative Director NVE Experience Agency · Los Angeles $150,000–$175,000 11d ago Creative Director Princeton10 · Remote · US $170,000–$230,000 3w ago Creative Director, Brand & Marketing Museum of Ice Cream · Los Angeles $180,000–$210,000 3w ago Creative Director, Experiential - Brand Consulting Creative Artists Agency (CAA) · New York $188,000–$230,000 5w ago Associate Creative Director, Copy Djeholdings · New York $86,000–$138,000 5w ago Associate Creative Director, Art Djeholdings · New York $86,000–$138,000 5w ago Executive Creative Director (MD-ECD) Sia · New York From $250,000 6w ago Associate Creative Director - Art Jellyfish · New York $130,000–$170,000 7w ago Creative Director Bullish · New York $228,000–$255,000 7w ago Creative Director Coindesk · New York $228,000–$255,000 7w ago Creative Director, Art (Health) Grey US · New York $100,000–$230,000 7w ago Associate Creative Director, Copy Kettle · San Francisco $140,000–$180,000 7w ago Associate Creative Director, Design Kettle · San Francisco $160,000–$190,000 7w ago Creative Director, Design Kettle · San Francisco $200,000–$240,000 7w ago Creative Director, Block Block · New York $251,600–$377,400 2mo ago Creative Director, Tidal Block · New York $251,600–$377,400 2mo ago Associate Creative Director/Senior Copywriter - Health & Wellness Burson · New York $75,000–$180,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Art/Design Avalere Health · Remote · US $150,000–$170,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Art & Copy (Team) Bully Pulpit International · New York $125,000–$150,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Copy (Market Access) Avalere Health · Remote · US $120,000–$175,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Events The New York Times · New York $148,000–$170,000 2mo ago Creative Director Mercer Advisors · New York $170,000–$200,000 3mo ago Creative Director (Experiences & Events) FeverUp · New York $115,000 3mo ago Creative Director, Marketing Campaigns Suno · New York $225,000–$277,000 3mo ago Social Creative Director Game Seven · New York $175,000–$200,000 3mo ago Associate Creative Director, Copywriter Mammoth Brands · New York $118,000–$150,000 3mo ago Creative Director Peregrine Technologies · New York $250,000–$275,000 5mo ago Associate Creative Director-Brand Systems Digital Design Sia · New York $135,000–$145,000 6mo ago Creative Director [Contract or Full-time] Glossier · New York $235,000–$305,000 6mo ago Creative Director sterling · New York $150,000–$199,000 7mo ago Senior Creative Director, Marketing Duolingo · New York $236,800–$355,200 8mo ago Senior Creative Director, Marketing Duolingo · London £150,300–£225,400 8mo ago Creative Director, Interactive Digital Experiences monks · Los Angeles $150,000–$175,000 9mo ago Creative Director, Interactive Digital Experiences monks · San Francisco $160,000–$190,000 9mo ago Creative Director, Integrated somethingspecialstudios · New York $165,000–$220,000 11mo ago Creative Director, Experiential somethingspecialstudios · New York $165,000–$220,000 11mo ago Creative Director, Digital Red Antler · New York New $150,000–$200,000e 1d ago Creative Director Equinox · New York $150,000–$200,000e 4d ago Creative Director Cantor Fitzgerald/BGC · New York $150,000–$200,000e 6d ago Associate Creative Director Sullivan · New York $150,000–$200,000e 7d ago Creative Director Bjak · Seoul Pay not stated 8d ago Associate Creative Director, Corporate Positioning & Insights (CPI) Fticonsulting (FTIConsultingCareers) · Chicago In listing 11d ago Senior Creative Director, Amplify – Production & Delivery Wwecorp · New York In listing 4w ago Droga5 Associate Creative Director, Art Accenture · New York In listing 4w ago Creative Director enhanced · New York $150,000–$200,000e 4w ago Associate Creative Director, Copy - Song Life, Part of Accenture Song Accenture · New York In listing 4w ago Associate Creative Director Accenture · New York In listing 4w ago Creative Director, Art - Song Life, part of Accenture Song Accenture · Remote · US In listing 5w ago Associate Creative Director Phamily · New York $150,000–$200,000e 8w ago Founding Creative Director Siena AI · Remote · UK £74,154–£133,125e 8w ago Creative Director, Editorial ATL · New York In listing 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Copy Djeholdings · Chicago $149,285–$167,500e 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Earned Marketing (Temporary) The New York Times · New York $150,000–$200,000e 5mo ago Creative Director Infinite Machine · New York $150,000–$200,000e 2y ago Digital creative director Mindlance · New York Pay not stated 10y ago 60 of 61 open roles. All creative director jobs