Creative Director salary in San Francisco

Employer-stated pay · updated Sep 21, 2026

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Creative Director pay in San Francisco is measured from 16 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is lead, where 16 postings put the middle half between $175,000 and $260,625, with a median of $193,750.

Against the 3 other measured markets for creative director at lead, this sits highest; New York leads at $185,000.

14 creative director roles are open in San Francisco right now, 11 listing pay.

Level	Market range	Median	Sample
Lead	$175,000 – $260,625	$193,750	16

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

Open creative director roles in San Francisco · 11 with stated pay

Pay marked ^e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.

this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $146,000–$240,000scale $80,000–$340,000

Associate Creative Director, Copy Kettle · San Francisco $140,000–$180,000 13d ago Associate Creative Director, Design Kettle · San Francisco $160,000–$190,000 13d ago Creative Director, Design Kettle · San Francisco $200,000–$240,000 13d ago Associate Creative Director, Copy Visa · San Francisco $134,600–$215,300 5w ago

Creative Director - Small Business Autodesk · San Francisco $146,000–$261,360 6w ago

Creative Director, Copy LinkedIn · San Francisco $149,000–$233,000 6w ago

Creative Director / Story Crafter Sauna · San Francisco $120,000–$220,000 2mo ago

Creative Director Fellow · San Francisco $185,000–$200,000 2mo ago

Creative Director Peregrine Technologies · San Francisco $250,000–$275,000 3mo ago

Creative Director, Performance Marketing Owner.com · San Francisco $190,000–$200,000 4mo ago

Creative Director, Interactive Digital Experiences monks · San Francisco $160,000–$190,000 7mo ago

Associate Creative Director, Copy Inizio Evoke · San Francisco In listing 2mo ago

Creative Director - Video & AI Content OpenArt AI · San Francisco Pay not stated 3mo ago

Creative Director ClickHouse · Remote · US $178,750–$262,875^e 6mo ago