Creative salary

55 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for creative roles at lead level across the United States: 281 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $144,000 and $203,680, with a median of $170,000.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $72,500, mid-level $102,500, senior $128,000 and lead $170,000. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 134% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 28 of the 55 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

55 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$70,000 – $100,200	$72,500	13
United States · country-wide	Mid	$84,300 – $127,844	$102,500	159
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$83,375 – CA$125,925	CA$112,500	11
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£40,625 – £65,625	£50,000	8hint
United States · country-wide	Senior	$105,800 – $154,375	$128,000	122
United Kingdom · country-wide	Senior	£57,000 – £74,000	£70,000	9hint
United States · country-wide	Lead	$144,000 – $203,680	$170,000	281
Canada · country-wide	Lead	CA$123,900 – CA$161,875	CA$149,575	22
United Kingdom · country-wide	Lead	£74,154 – £137,500	£120,000	5hint
Remote · United States	Mid	$82,874 – $122,188	$105,000	30
Remote · United States	Senior	$98,000 – $147,694	$120,000	23
Remote · United States	Lead	$140,375 – $196,113	$163,750	54
Remote · Canada	Lead	CA$149,150 – CA$200,000	CA$171,000	5hint
Austin	Lead	$144,000 – $185,000	$175,000	5hint
Boston	Entry	$40,000 – $54,000	$40,000	8hint
Boston	Senior	$112,000 – $139,000	$115,000	7hint
Boston	Lead	$122,625 – $173,125	$141,250	10
Burbank	Entry	$67,000 – $73,000	$73,000	6hint
Burbank	Lead	$80,000 – $180,000	$153,000	5hint
Chicago	Lead	$149,285 – $167,500	$158,125	10
Culver City	Entry	$61,000 – $62,000	$62,000	8hint
Culver City	Lead	$169,000 – $202,000	$172,000	5hint
Denver	Entry	$66,000 – $73,000	$70,000	6hint
Denver	Lead	$110,000 – $148,000	$115,000	5hint
Irvine	Lead	$159,000 – $235,000	$211,000	12
London	Entry	£42,000 – £52,000	£43,000	18
London	Mid	£50,000 – £66,875	£57,500	6hint
London	Senior	£67,500 – £74,500	£70,000	7hint
Los Angeles	Entry	$65,000 – $99,000	$84,000	50
Los Angeles	Mid	$90,000 – $134,000	$97,500	9hint
Los Angeles	Senior	$106,500 – $134,250	$112,500	12
Los Angeles	Lead	$145,250 – $180,000	$162,500	23
Manchester	Entry	£42,000 – £44,000	£42,000	6hint
Manchester	Senior	£44,000 – £64,000	£52,000	6hint
Miami	Entry	$52,000 – $59,000	$52,000	5hint
Minneapolis	Lead	$130,000 – $180,000	$145,000	13
New York	Entry	$80,000 – $107,000	$94,000	52
New York	Mid	$85,000 – $130,000	$106,800	35
New York	Senior	$101,250 – $154,313	$122,500	42
New York	Lead	$150,000 – $202,122	$171,425	82
Redmond	Lead	$195,000 – $234,000	$219,000	6hint
San Francisco	Entry	$82,000 – $160,000	$130,000	19
San Francisco	Mid	$105,000 – $168,500	$155,400	11
San Francisco	Senior	$161,750 – $199,225	$178,500	11
San Francisco	Lead	$178,750 – $266,000	$220,000	28
San Jose	Lead	$207,000 – $213,000	$213,000	5hint
Seattle	Mid	$84,000 – $124,000	$105,000	5hint
Seattle	Senior	$91,000 – $138,000	$116,000	7hint
Seattle	Lead	$167,000 – $199,000	$169,000	11
Toronto	Entry	CA$54,000 – CA$74,000	CA$61,000	6hint
Toronto	Mid	CA$102,500 – CA$135,000	CA$115,000	9hint
Toronto	Senior	CA$92,000 – CA$140,000	CA$99,000	6hint
Toronto	Lead	CA$120,000 – CA$155,000	CA$147,850	13
Vancouver	Lead	CA$106,000 – CA$156,000	CA$119,000	7hint
Washington	Lead	$158,000 – $193,000	$172,000	9hint

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

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.

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