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 121 postings that disclosed pay. The middle half sits between $142K and $204K, with the full range running $16K to $303K.

Salary

Median
$170K
USD/yr
Average
$177K
USD/yr
Minimum
$16K
USD/yr
Maximum
$303K
USD/yr
Based on 121 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 States208
New York, US75
New York City, NY, US73
California, US56
San Francisco, CA, US25
Canada23
United Kingdom21

Industries hiring them

Marketing, Advertising & Agencies103
Software & Technology41
Media, Entertainment & Sports40
Healthcare & Health Tech25
Other22
Biotech, Pharma & Medical Devices17
Finance & Fintech16
Consulting & Professional Services9

Seniority mix

Director172
Lead43
Head18
Senior7
VP3

Employment type

full time143
contract5
temporary2
freelance1

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