Creative Director Salary

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What Creative Directors actually earn, benchmarked from real postings that disclose pay. Figures are USD only, with no currency conversion.

Creative Directors earn a median of $170K (USD), based on 126 postings that disclosed pay. The middle half sits between $140K and $197K, with the full range running $65K to $296K.

Salary

Median
$170K
USD/yr
Average
$174K
USD/yr
Minimum
$65K
USD/yr
Maximum
$296K
USD/yr
Based on 126 disclosed USD postings · Creative Director, USD-disclosed

Based only on postings that disclose pay, counted in USD with no conversion. Native-currency pay by country is on the salary hub; see the full methodology.

Where Creative Directors are hired

United States236
New York, US90
New York City, NY, US89
California, US59
San Francisco, CA, US25
United Kingdom21
Canada19

Industries hiring them

Marketing, Advertising & Agencies128
Media, Entertainment & Sports36
Software & Technology35
Other22
Healthcare & Health Tech22
Biotech, Pharma & Medical Devices18
Finance & Fintech15
Beauty & Fashion9

Seniority mix

Director172
Lead50
Head18
Senior8
VP4
Junior1
C-level1

Employment type

full time139
contract7
temporary1

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