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 125 postings that disclosed pay. The middle half sits between $138K and $195K, with the full range running $41K to $296K.

Salary

Median
$165K
USD/yr
Average
$172K
USD/yr
Minimum
$41K
USD/yr
Maximum
$296K
USD/yr
Based on 125 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 States225
New York, US87
New York City, NY, US86
California, US53
United Kingdom23
San Francisco, CA, US22
London, UK20

Industries hiring them

Marketing, Advertising & Agencies130
Media, Entertainment & Sports33
Software & Technology31
Healthcare & Health Tech20
Other20
Biotech, Pharma & Medical Devices19
Finance & Fintech13
Beauty & Fashion8

Seniority mix

Director163
Lead45
Head21
Senior9
VP3
Junior1
C-level1

Employment type

full time127
contract6
temporary1

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