Side-by-side distribution
Creative Director
$165,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 52.4%
- Live roles
- 246
UI Designer
$107,100
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 31.6%
- Live roles
- 304
Highest-paying jobs
Head of Creative, Business
Creative Director
Creative Director, Marketing
Head of Creative
Head of Creative Operations
Head of Brand Creative
Creative Director
Creative Director
Creative Director
Director, Creative Operations
Highest-paying jobs
UX/UI Designer – Fleet Command & Robot Management
Senior UI/UX Designer
Staff Visual Designer, Design Lab
Senior Staff Visual Designer, Design Lab
UI/UX Visual Designer - AI Trainer
Lead Brand / UI Designer - Automotive
Web/Brand/Visual Designer
Senior UI/UX Designer
Senior Visual Designer
Visual Designer, Product Creative
Highwire
Monks
Braze
Weedmaps
TubeScience
Ogilvy
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
VML
|
$60,320 | 7 |
VML Enterprise Solutions
|
$60,320 | 7 |
Konrad
|
$87,000 | 6 |
IDEO
|
$90,000 | 5 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$126,750 | 4 |
|
Datadog
|
$261,000 | 2 |
Sierra
|
$189,035 | 2 |
Armada
|
$156,600 | 2 |
Creative Director salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $216,252 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $199,125 | 20 |
| New York | $175,000 | 51 |
| Chicago | $173,000 | 6 |
| Austin | $171,000 | 5 |
| Los Angeles | $167,500 | 13 |
| Toronto | $104,361 | 6 |
UI Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $155,000 | 11 |
| New York | $121,250 | 18 |
| Toronto | $84,293 | 5 |
| London | $60,320 | 10 |
Creative Director vs UI Designer: which pays more?
The median for Creative Director is $165,000 per year (typically $136,750–$193,750), versus $107,100 for UI Designer ($74,000–$155,900). That puts Creative Director about 54% 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.