Side-by-side distribution
Creative Director
$163,900
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 52.4%
- Live roles
- 370
UI Designer
$118,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 19.9%
- Live roles
- 427
Highest-paying jobs
Executive Creative Producer, Associate Director
Creative Director, Block
Creative Director, Tidal
Senior Creative Director, Marketing
Head of Creative, Banana Republic
Executive Creative Director, Health & Wellness
Head of Creative, Athleta
Creative Director, Copy
Creative Director, Art
Creative Director [Contract or Full-time]
Highest-paying jobs
Senior UI/UX Designer
Staff Visual Product Designer, Design Systems
Principal UX/UI Designer
UI/UX Designer - TS/SCI with Polygraph
Staff Product Designer (Visual Design & Systems), Autonomous Recruiting
Lead UI Technical Designer
Lead UI Technical Designer
Senior Visual Designer
Founding Product Designer (UI/UX)
Staff Product Designer – UI Platform
VML
Monks
Protiviti
Adobe
Ogilvy
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Konrad
|
$87,000 | 6 |
MetroStar
|
$170,500 | 4 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$142,700 | 3 |
IDEO
|
$90,000 | 3 |
LOOP®
|
$57,965 | 3 |
|
GDIT
|
$204,283 | 2 |
| NE New Era Technology | $143,520 | 2 |
|
2K
|
$137,425 | 2 |
Creative Director salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $251,621 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $217,050 | 23 |
| Denver | $213,230 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $175,000 | 20 |
| New York | $165,000 | 84 |
| Chicago | $165,000 | 13 |
| Toronto | $84,377 | 12 |
UI Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $140,938 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $140,469 | 8 |
| Chicago | $118,500 | 3 |
| New York | $112,500 | 11 |
| Toronto | $84,000 | 5 |
Creative Director vs UI Designer: which pays more?
The median for Creative Director is $163,900 per year (typically $127,500–$200,000), versus $118,500 for UI Designer ($85,000–$155,900). That puts Creative Director about 38% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Creative Director and UI 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.