Side-by-side distribution
Creative Director
$165,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 52.4%
- Live roles
- 246
UX Designer
$170,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.2%
- Live roles
- 1,572
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
Senior Product Designer - Design System.
Product Designer
Principal Product Designer, AI Native, Core
Founding Product Designer (Contract), Handshake AI Enterprise
Product Designer
Product Designer, People Innovation Labs
Staff Product Experience Designer - Customer Interfaces
Product Designer
Product Designer
Sr. Product Designer
Highwire
Monks
Braze
Weedmaps
TubeScience
Ogilvy
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$47,724 | 11 |
Anduril Industries
|
$192,500 | 7 |
Robinhood
|
$190,882 | 7 |
Oscar Health
|
$142,649 | 6 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$128,750 | 6 |
Konrad
|
$87,000 | 6 |
VML
|
$60,320 | 6 |
VML Enterprise Solutions
|
$60,320 | 6 |
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 |
UX Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $213,825 | 130 |
| Austin | $210,000 | 13 |
| New York | $185,000 | 163 |
| Seattle | $179,000 | 26 |
| Chicago | $175,000 | 12 |
| Denver | $172,000 | 17 |
| Los Angeles | $168,500 | 14 |
| Boston | $168,000 | 23 |
| London | $115,301 | 28 |
| Toronto | $105,000 | 29 |
Creative Director vs UX Designer: which pays more?
The median for Creative Director is $165,000 per year (typically $136,750–$193,750), versus $170,000 for UX Designer ($132,000–$200,000). That puts UX Designer about 3% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Creative Director and UX 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.