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 $165K (USD), based on 108 postings that disclosed pay. The middle half sits between $135K and $200K, with the full range running $86K to $380K.

Salary

Median
$165K
USD/yr
Average
$177K
USD/yr
Minimum
$86K
USD/yr
Maximum
$380K
USD/yr
Based on 108 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 States173
New York, US66
New York City, NY, US65
California, US51
San Francisco, CA, US24
Canada23
London, UK17

Industries hiring them

Marketing, Advertising & Agencies98
Media, Entertainment & Sports30
Software & Technology22
Finance & Fintech19
Other19
E-commerce & Retail14
Healthcare & Health Tech11
Gaming10

Seniority mix

Director138
Lead47
Head12
Senior4
VP3
C-level2

Employment type

full time120
contract8
part time1

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