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 121 postings that disclosed pay. The middle half sits between $134K and $193K, with the full range running $41K to $297K.

Salary

Median
$163K
USD/yr
Average
$167K
USD/yr
Minimum
$41K
USD/yr
Maximum
$297K
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 States191
New York, US80
New York City, NY, US79
California, US41
United Kingdom22
London, UK21
San Francisco, CA, US20

Industries hiring them

Marketing, Advertising & Agencies116
Software & Technology33
Media, Entertainment & Sports25
Other19
Healthcare & Health Tech17
Finance & Fintech15
Biotech, Pharma & Medical Devices15
E-commerce & Retail9

Seniority mix

Director154
Lead42
Head16
Senior5
VP3
Junior1
C-level1

Employment type

full time132
contract6
temporary1

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