Side-by-side distribution
Creative Director
$165,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 54.7%
- Live roles
- 274
Product Designer
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 43%
- Live roles
- 1,222
Highest-paying jobs
Creative Director
Head of Creative
Head of Creative Operations
Head of Brand Creative
Creative Director
Creative Director
Creative Director
Creative Director, Demand Gen
Director, Creative Operations
Creative Director, Marketing
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Product Designer (UX).
Sr. Product Designer
Senior Product Designer
Product Designer
Principal Product Designer, AI Native, Core
Senior Product Designer
Product Designer
Product Designer, People Innovation Labs
Principal Product Designer
Staff Product Experience Designer - Customer Interfaces
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Monks
|
$168,750 | 12 |
Highwire
|
$130,000 | 9 |
SharkNinja
|
$152,500 | 5 |
Braze
|
$175,250 | 4 |
TubeScience
|
$150,000 | 3 |
Ogilvy
|
$127,500 | 3 |
VML
|
$80,855 | 3 |
Peregrine Technologies
|
$262,500 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$47,724 | 11 |
Anduril Industries
|
$192,500 | 7 |
Robinhood
|
$199,441 | 6 |
Compass
|
$155,600 | 6 |
Esri
|
$144,456 | 6 |
Oscar Health
|
$142,649 | 6 |
BetterUp
|
$256,000 | 4 |
|
Pinterest
|
$228,509 | 4 |
Creative Director salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $216,252 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $179,750 | 20 |
| Boston | $171,250 | 4 |
| Austin | $170,000 | 9 |
| Chicago | $170,000 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | $167,500 | 21 |
| New York | $166,675 | 56 |
| Atlanta | $165,000 | 3 |
| Toronto | $105,079 | 6 |
Product Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $214,200 | 12 |
| San Francisco | $211,250 | 122 |
| New York | $187,500 | 145 |
| Denver | $180,000 | 14 |
| Seattle | $179,000 | 24 |
| Los Angeles | $172,000 | 13 |
| Boston | $168,000 | 19 |
| Chicago | $161,250 | 12 |
| London | $130,622 | 18 |
| Toronto | $125,800 | 13 |
Creative Director vs Product Designer: which pays more?
The median for Creative Director is $165,000 per year (typically $135,250–$199,375), versus $175,000 for Product Designer ($143,662–$208,125). 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.