Creative salary

54 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Sep 10, 2026

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These figures come from 444 creative postings where the employer stated pay, covering 16 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is New York at lead, where 68 postings put the middle half between $150,000 and $209,250, with a median of $180,000.

Pay rises with seniority. Typical figures run entry-level around $88,000, mid-level around $107,000, senior around $122,000 and lead around $177,000. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 102% more.

Location moves the number too. Of the 3 cities with enough disclosures to rank, San Francisco pays most at around $159,000 and Los Angeles least at around $104,000, a gap of roughly 53%.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 20 of the 32 US-dollar ranges rest on fewer than 10 postings, so treat those as a hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column tells you which.

Every measured range

54 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$59,750 – $92,650	$68,250	6
United States · country-wide	Lead	$146,596 – $199,525	$174,048	183
Canada · country-wide	Lead	CA$128,750 – CA$161,250	CA$150,000	15
United States · country-wide	Mid	$87,600 – $129,500	$105,000	95
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£42,500 – £50,000	£50,000	9
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$83,375 – CA$127,100	CA$102,500	7
United States · country-wide	Senior	$103,975 – $147,476	$120,000	78
United Kingdom · country-wide	Senior	£60,250 – £73,750	£70,000	6
Remote · United States	Lead	$140,375 – $186,250	$162,375	38
Remote · United States	Mid	$80,000 – $121,250	$105,000	17
Remote · United States	Senior	$104,675 – $134,325	$112,500	15
Austin	Lead	$144,000 – $185,000	$175,000	5
Boston	Entry	$40,000 – $54,000	$40,000	8
Boston	Lead	$119,800 – $171,250	$142,500	7
Boston	Senior	$112,000 – $139,000	$115,000	7
Burbank	Entry	$67,000 – $73,000	$73,000	6
Burbank	Lead	$80,000 – $180,000	$153,000	5
Chicago	Lead	$133,750 – $149,285	$149,285	5
Culver City	Entry	$61,000 – $62,000	$62,000	8
Culver City	Lead	$169,000 – $202,000	$172,000	5
Denver	Entry	$66,000 – $73,000	$70,000	6
Denver	Lead	$110,000 – $148,000	$115,000	5
Irvine	Lead	$159,000 – $235,000	$211,000	12
London	Entry	£42,000 – £52,000	£43,000	18
London	Lead	£82,000 – £143,000	£119,000	5
London	Mid	£49,250 – £57,500	£50,000	7
London	Senior	£70,000 – £75,000	£70,000	5
Los Angeles	Entry	$65,000 – $99,000	$84,000	50
Los Angeles	Lead	$155,000 – $180,000	$163,900	17
Los Angeles	Mid	$88,353 – $97,000	$92,750	6
Los Angeles	Senior	$107,500 – $114,375	$111,402	8
Manchester	Entry	£42,000 – £44,000	£42,000	6
Manchester	Senior	£44,000 – £64,000	£52,000	6
Miami	Entry	$52,000 – $59,000	$52,000	5
Minneapolis	Lead	$130,000 – $180,000	$145,000	13
New York	Entry	$80,000 – $107,000	$94,000	52
New York	Lead	$150,000 – $209,250	$180,000	68
New York	Mid	$86,875 – $136,238	$108,083	24
New York	Senior	$97,500 – $136,250	$115,000	27
Redmond	Lead	$195,000 – $234,000	$219,000	6
San Francisco	Entry	$82,000 – $160,000	$130,000	19
San Francisco	Lead	$186,500 – $264,000	$210,500	17
San Francisco	Mid	$100,000 – $168,500	$112,000	11
San Francisco	Senior	$155,500 – $199,950	$198,500	5
San Jose	Lead	$207,000 – $213,000	$213,000	5
Seattle	Lead	$167,000 – $199,000	$169,000	11
Seattle	Mid	$84,000 – $124,000	$105,000	5
Seattle	Senior	$91,000 – $138,000	$116,000	7
Toronto	Entry	CA$54,000 – CA$74,000	CA$61,000	6
Toronto	Lead	CA$124,375 – CA$155,625	CA$148,113	10
Toronto	Mid	CA$83,000 – CA$133,150	CA$108,750	6
Toronto	Senior	CA$92,000 – CA$140,000	CA$99,000	6
Vancouver	Lead	CA$106,000 – CA$156,000	CA$119,000	7
Washington	Lead	$158,000 – $193,000	$172,000	9

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.