Side-by-side distribution
Creative Director
$165,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 53%
- Live roles
- 353
Product Designer
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 45.7%
- Live roles
- 1,323
Highest-paying jobs
Creative Director, Block
Creative Director, Tidal
Senior Creative Director, Marketing
Creative Director
Head of Creative, Athleta
Games Creative/Design Director
Creative Director [Contract or Full-time]
Senior Creative Director, Marketing
Group Creative Director, Art and Design
Group Creative Director, Art (Health)
Highest-paying jobs
Product Designer ($300k - $500k)
Product Designer, Safeguards
Product Designer, Growth
Product Designer
Staff Product Designer (Contract)
Product Designer
Lead Product Designer
Product Designer, People Innovation Labs
Product Designer, Design Systems
Product Designer, Claude Developer Platform
Monks
Directive
Dentsu
Protiviti
Adobe
Ogilvy
Anduril Industries
Air Apps
Palantir
Clio
Harvey
Robinhood
Compass
Creative Director salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $251,621 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $217,050 | 20 |
| Seattle | $180,150 | 4 |
| Los Angeles | $175,000 | 23 |
| Denver | $175,000 | 3 |
| Austin | $173,750 | 4 |
| Boston | $170,000 | 6 |
| Chicago | $167,500 | 20 |
| New York | $165,000 | 79 |
| Atlanta | $156,250 | 4 |
Product Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $215,950 | 132 |
| Seattle | $213,000 | 38 |
| Austin | $203,750 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | $200,000 | 11 |
| New York | $185,500 | 179 |
| Chicago | $180,500 | 14 |
| Denver | $180,500 | 15 |
| Boston | $161,800 | 14 |
| Atlanta | $133,000 | 9 |
| London | $127,949 | 18 |
Creative Director vs Product Designer: which pays more?
The median for Creative Director is $165,000 per year (typically $127,500–$195,000), versus $175,000 for Product Designer ($137,375–$210,000). That puts Product Designer about 6% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Creative Director and Product Designer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.