Creative salary in New York
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
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Creative pay in New York is measured from 211 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is lead, where 82 postings put the middle half between $150,000 and $202,122, with a median of $171,425.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run entry-level $94,000, mid-level $106,800, senior $122,500 and lead $171,425. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 82% more.
Against the 14 other measured markets for creative at lead, this sits below 7 of them; San Francisco leads at $220,000.
123 creative roles are open in New York right now, 88 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | $80,000 – $107,000 | $94,000 | 52 |
| Mid | $85,000 – $130,000 | $106,800 | 35 |
| Senior | $101,250 – $154,313 | $122,500 | 42 |
| Lead | $150,000 – $202,122 | $171,425 | 82 |
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 roles in New York · 88 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $105,000–$220,911scale $60,000–$310,000
Creative Director, Creative Development (Copy) - Temporary Worker Dentsuaegis · New York New $184,747–$220,911 2d ago Creative Director, Creative Development (ART) - Temporary Worker Dentsuaegis · New York New $184,747–$220,911 2d ago 
Creative Director NVE Experience Agency · Los Angeles New $150,000–$175,000 2d ago 
Creative Lead Whalar Group · New York New $75,000–$90,000 2d ago 
Sr. Creative Producer First We Feast · New York New $90,000–$120,000 3d ago 
Associate Director, AEO Creative Strategy Influencer · New York $125,000–$135,000 5d ago 
Senior Creative Strategist, Growth Jerry.ai · Remote · US $130,000–$160,000 5d ago 
Creative Director Chobani · New York $140,000–$220,000 6d ago 
Senior Creative, Creative & Creator Horizonmedia · New York $105,000–$140,000 6d ago Senior Creative Technologist Kettle · Remote · US $140,000–$160,000 12d ago 
Global Creative Lead, Reverb Spotify · New York $123,189–$175,985 2w ago Creative Technologist (AI Ads, Filmmaking, and Storytelling) Bully Pulpit International · New York $125,000–$165,000 2w ago 
Creative Director Princeton10 · Remote · US $170,000–$230,000 2w ago 
Creative Director, Brand & Marketing Museum of Ice Cream · Los Angeles $180,000–$210,000 2w ago 
Creative Producer Nen Creative · Remote · US $80,000–$100,000 2w ago 
Creative Producer Bullish · New York $110,000–$140,000 2w ago 
Creative Producer Coindesk · New York $110,000–$140,000 2w ago Junior Creative Strategist Flamingo · New York $90,800–$113,500 2w ago 
Junior Creative Strategist Mammoth Brands · New York $90,800–$113,500 2w ago Creative Operations Manager Precision · Washington $105,000–$135,000 2w ago Associate Creative Director, Creative Development (Art Director, Multicultural) Dentsuaegis · New York $114,425–$150,000 3w ago Manager, Creative Operations Glossier · New York $82,000–$106,000 3w ago 
Sr Mgr Creative Strategy The Hershey Company · New York $143,920–$179,900 3w ago Group Creative Director, Creative Development Dentsuaegis · New York $197,225–$260,000 3w ago 
Creative Director, Experiential - Brand Consulting Creative Artists Agency (CAA) · New York $188,000–$230,000 3w ago 
Associate Creative Director, Copy Djeholdings · New York $86,000–$138,000 4w ago Associate Creative Director, Art Djeholdings · New York $86,000–$138,000 4w ago 
Senior Manager, Creative Strategy Tinuiti · New York $120,000–$140,000 4w ago 
Creative Strategist Livenation (RNExternalSite) · New York $64,000–$80,000 4w ago 
Senior Creative, Social Duolingo · New York $142,800–$193,200 4w ago Vice President, Creative Director, Copy Princeton10 · Remote · US $180,000–$265,000 4w ago 
Associate Creative Director, Design MATTE PROJECTS · New York $160,000–$175,000 5w ago Creative Production Technologist S&P Global · New York $59,212–$92,566 5w ago 
Regional Brand Creative Lead ServiceNow · Remote · US $148,400–$259,700 5w ago Executive Creative Director (MD-ECD) Sia · New York From $250,000 5w ago Associate Director, Creative Strategy Future Publishing · New York $100,000–$120,000 5w ago 
Associate Creative Director - Art Jellyfish · New York $130,000–$170,000 5w ago 
Sr. Manager, Social Creative Acceleration SharkNinja · New York $150,000–$170,000 5w ago Creative Director Bullish · New York $228,000–$255,000 5w ago Creative Director Coindesk · New York $228,000–$255,000 5w ago 
Creative Director, Art (Health) Grey US · New York $100,000–$230,000 5w ago Associate Creative Director, Copy Kettle · San Francisco $140,000–$180,000 6w ago Associate Creative Director, Design Kettle · San Francisco $160,000–$190,000 6w ago Creative Director, Design Kettle · San Francisco $200,000–$240,000 6w ago Sr. Manager, Creative Operations - Global HOKA Deckers · Remote · US $122,300–$165,000 6w ago 
Creative Director, Block Block · New York $251,600–$377,400 7w ago Creative Director, Tidal Block · New York $251,600–$377,400 7w ago 
Corporate Vice President, Creative Design Director New York Life Insurance · New York $160,000–$228,500 7w ago Creative Technologist, Digital and Design MATTE PROJECTS · New York $110,000–$130,000 7w ago 
Creative Producer & Project Manager Bespoke Post · New York $80,000–$90,000 7w ago 
Associate Creative Director, Art/Design Avalere Health · Remote · US $150,000–$170,000 8w ago 
Senior Manager, Creative Operations Faherty Brand · New York $135,000–$145,000 8w ago 
Head of Performance Creative Strategy Fora · New York $175,000–$205,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Art Director Mammoth Brands · New York $118,000–$150,000 2mo ago 
Creative Lead DAZN · New York $160,000–$170,000 2mo ago 
Senior Creative Producer, Original Content Edyy · New York $100,000–$130,000 2mo ago 
Director, Creative Strategy Darkroom · Remote · US $160,000–$175,000 2mo ago 
Head of Creative somethingspecialstudios · New York $200,000–$250,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Art & Copy (Team) Bully Pulpit International · New York $125,000–$150,000 2mo ago 
Business Development Director, Creative Production CoCreativ · New York $125,000–$145,000 2mo ago
Creative Director NVE Experience Agency · Los Angeles New $150,000–$175,000 2d ago Creative Lead Whalar Group · New York New $75,000–$90,000 2d ago Sr. Creative Producer First We Feast · New York New $90,000–$120,000 3d ago Associate Director, AEO Creative Strategy Influencer · New York $125,000–$135,000 5d ago Senior Creative Strategist, Growth Jerry.ai · Remote · US $130,000–$160,000 5d ago Creative Director Chobani · New York $140,000–$220,000 6d ago Senior Creative, Creative & Creator Horizonmedia · New York $105,000–$140,000 6d ago Senior Creative Technologist Kettle · Remote · US $140,000–$160,000 12d ago Global Creative Lead, Reverb Spotify · New York $123,189–$175,985 2w ago Creative Technologist (AI Ads, Filmmaking, and Storytelling) Bully Pulpit International · New York $125,000–$165,000 2w ago Creative Director Princeton10 · Remote · US $170,000–$230,000 2w ago Creative Director, Brand & Marketing Museum of Ice Cream · Los Angeles $180,000–$210,000 2w ago Creative Producer Nen Creative · Remote · US $80,000–$100,000 2w ago Creative Producer Bullish · New York $110,000–$140,000 2w ago Creative Producer Coindesk · New York $110,000–$140,000 2w ago Junior Creative Strategist Flamingo · New York $90,800–$113,500 2w ago Junior Creative Strategist Mammoth Brands · New York $90,800–$113,500 2w ago Creative Operations Manager Precision · Washington $105,000–$135,000 2w ago Associate Creative Director, Creative Development (Art Director, Multicultural) Dentsuaegis · New York $114,425–$150,000 3w ago Manager, Creative Operations Glossier · New York $82,000–$106,000 3w ago Sr Mgr Creative Strategy The Hershey Company · New York $143,920–$179,900 3w ago Group Creative Director, Creative Development Dentsuaegis · New York $197,225–$260,000 3w ago Creative Director, Experiential - Brand Consulting Creative Artists Agency (CAA) · New York $188,000–$230,000 3w ago Associate Creative Director, Copy Djeholdings · New York $86,000–$138,000 4w ago Associate Creative Director, Art Djeholdings · New York $86,000–$138,000 4w ago Senior Manager, Creative Strategy Tinuiti · New York $120,000–$140,000 4w ago Creative Strategist Livenation (RNExternalSite) · New York $64,000–$80,000 4w ago Senior Creative, Social Duolingo · New York $142,800–$193,200 4w ago Vice President, Creative Director, Copy Princeton10 · Remote · US $180,000–$265,000 4w ago Associate Creative Director, Design MATTE PROJECTS · New York $160,000–$175,000 5w ago Creative Production Technologist S&P Global · New York $59,212–$92,566 5w ago Regional Brand Creative Lead ServiceNow · Remote · US $148,400–$259,700 5w ago Executive Creative Director (MD-ECD) Sia · New York From $250,000 5w ago Associate Director, Creative Strategy Future Publishing · New York $100,000–$120,000 5w ago Associate Creative Director - Art Jellyfish · New York $130,000–$170,000 5w ago Sr. Manager, Social Creative Acceleration SharkNinja · New York $150,000–$170,000 5w ago Creative Director Bullish · New York $228,000–$255,000 5w ago Creative Director Coindesk · New York $228,000–$255,000 5w ago Creative Director, Art (Health) Grey US · New York $100,000–$230,000 5w ago Associate Creative Director, Copy Kettle · San Francisco $140,000–$180,000 6w ago Associate Creative Director, Design Kettle · San Francisco $160,000–$190,000 6w ago Creative Director, Design Kettle · San Francisco $200,000–$240,000 6w ago Sr. Manager, Creative Operations - Global HOKA Deckers · Remote · US $122,300–$165,000 6w ago Creative Director, Block Block · New York $251,600–$377,400 7w ago Creative Director, Tidal Block · New York $251,600–$377,400 7w ago Corporate Vice President, Creative Design Director New York Life Insurance · New York $160,000–$228,500 7w ago Creative Technologist, Digital and Design MATTE PROJECTS · New York $110,000–$130,000 7w ago Creative Producer & Project Manager Bespoke Post · New York $80,000–$90,000 7w ago Associate Creative Director, Art/Design Avalere Health · Remote · US $150,000–$170,000 8w ago Senior Manager, Creative Operations Faherty Brand · New York $135,000–$145,000 8w ago Head of Performance Creative Strategy Fora · New York $175,000–$205,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Art Director Mammoth Brands · New York $118,000–$150,000 2mo ago Creative Lead DAZN · New York $160,000–$170,000 2mo ago Senior Creative Producer, Original Content Edyy · New York $100,000–$130,000 2mo ago Director, Creative Strategy Darkroom · Remote · US $160,000–$175,000 2mo ago Head of Creative somethingspecialstudios · New York $200,000–$250,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director, Art & Copy (Team) Bully Pulpit International · New York $125,000–$150,000 2mo ago Business Development Director, Creative Production CoCreativ · New York $125,000–$145,000 2mo ago 60 of 123 open roles. All creative jobs