Median salary
$154,428
median over time
Typical range
$111k – $208.7k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
15.9%
997 of 6,274 roles
Live roles
6,274
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Senior Director, Revenue Technology & Innovation
Director, Machine Learning Engineering – Content & User Understanding
Director, Engineering - Online Systems
Distinguished Engineer, Consumer Apps
Senior Engineering Manager, Platform
Director & Assistant General Counsel, Corporate & Securities
Technical Director - Data Science (Discovery)
Senior Director, Foundry Design Enablement
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
VML
|
$127,500 | 65 |
Omnicom Media
|
$115,000 | 52 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 30 |
Monks
|
$126,082 | 28 |
| WM WPP Media | $127,500 | 26 |
The New York Times
|
$157,500 | 19 |
Sony Music Global Job Board
|
$112,500 | 19 |
Epic Games
|
$241,394 | 14 |
Creative Director salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $209,405 | 9 |
| San Francisco | $200,000 | 111 |
| Seattle | $189,000 | 20 |
| Austin | $165,000 | 14 |
| Denver | $162,000 | 13 |
| Boston | $155,000 | 33 |
| New York | $140,000 | 328 |
| Los Angeles | $134,125 | 66 |
| Chicago | $127,500 | 65 |
| Atlanta | $125,000 | 10 |
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How much do Creative Director roles pay?
The median salary for Creative Director roles is $154,428 per year. Most pay falls between $111,000 (25th percentile) and $208,650 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $82,500 to $249,625.
These figures are computed live from 6,274 active Creative Director roles on JobsRadar, of which 997 (15.9%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Creative Director roles include Pinterest, Roblox, Patreon and Samsung Semiconductor.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.