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 $163K (USD), based on 119 postings that disclosed pay. The middle half sits between $139K and $193K, with the full range running $95K to $380K.

Salary

Median
$163K
USD/yr
Average
$175K
USD/yr
Minimum
$95K
USD/yr
Maximum
$380K
USD/yr
Based on 119 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 States177
New York, US76
New York City, NY, US74
California, US49
San Francisco, CA, US24
United Kingdom23
London, UK22

Industries hiring them

Marketing, Advertising & Agencies111
Software & Technology30
Media, Entertainment & Sports26
Other22
Healthcare & Health Tech18
Finance & Fintech14
Biotech, Pharma & Medical Devices14
E-commerce & Retail12

Seniority mix

Director155
Lead44
Head16
Senior3
VP3
C-level2

Employment type

full time129
contract8

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