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Creative salary in New York

Employer-stated pay · updated Sep 24, 2026

Creative pay in New York is measured from 186 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is lead, where 76 postings put the middle half between $150,000 and $212,500, with a median of $180,000.

Pay moves with seniority here: entry-level around $94,000, mid-level around $102,500, senior around $119,000, lead around $180,000.

Against the 14 other measured markets for creative at lead, this sits below 4 of them; Redmond leads at $219,000.

101 creative roles are open in New York right now, 80 listing pay.

LevelMarket rangeMedianSample
Entry $80,000 – $107,000 $94,000 52
Mid $83,125 – $121,875 $102,500 26
Senior $98,750 – $145,601 $119,000 32
Lead $150,000 – $212,500 $180,000 76

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 roles in New York · 80 with stated pay

this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $101,430–$225,000scale $60,000–$320,000

Creative Strategist Livenation (RNExternalSite) · New York New $64,000–$80,000 1d ago Vice President, Creative Director, Copy Princeton10 · Remote · US New $180,000–$265,000 3d ago Creative Operations Manager HelloFresh · New York $101,430–$117,300 7d ago Associate Creative Director, Design MATTE PROJECTS · New York $130,000–$150,000 7d ago Creative Production Technologist S&P Global · New York $59,212–$92,566 7d ago Regional Brand Creative Lead ServiceNow · Remote · US $148,400–$259,700 7d ago Executive Creative Director (MD-ECD) Sia · New York From $250,000 7d ago Associate Director, Creative Strategy Future Publishing · New York $100,000–$120,000 8d ago Sr. Manager, Social Creative Acceleration SharkNinja · New York $150,000–$170,000 9d ago Creative Director Bullish · New York $228,000–$255,000 10d ago Creative Director Coindesk · New York $228,000–$255,000 10d ago Creative Director, Art (Health) Grey US · New York $100,000–$230,000 10d ago Creative Operations - Senior Manager Bully Pulpit International · New York $90,000–$100,000 2w ago Creative Director, Experiential - Brand Consulting Creative Artists Agency (CAA) · New York $188,000–$230,000 2w ago Creative Director Wpromote · New York $200,000–$225,000 2w ago Creative Director, Block Block · New York $251,600–$377,400 3w ago Creative Director, Tidal Block · New York $251,600–$377,400 3w ago Associate Creative Director, Art (Pharma Ad Agency Experience Required) EVERSANA · Remote · US $122,570–$176,000 3w ago Creative Operations Senior Manager HelloFresh · New York $136,710–$158,100 3w ago Creative Director, Brand & Content (remote) Smartly · New York $120,000–$180,000 3w ago Senior Creative Sync Specialist Sony · New York $58,400–$83,300 3w ago Creative Lead - Tracksuit Studio Tracksuit Limited · New York $170,000–$185,000 3w ago Creative Technologist, Digital and Design MATTE PROJECTS · New York $110,000–$130,000 3w ago Creative Producer & Project Manager Bespoke Post · New York $80,000–$90,000 3w ago Creative Director, Copy (Health) Grey US · New York $100,000–$230,000 3w ago Group Creative Director (Health) Grey US · New York $125,000–$295,000 3w ago Senior Creative Strategist, Growth Jerry.ai · Remote · US $130,000–$160,000 3w ago Senior Creative Operations & Production Manager Datadog · New York $94,000–$125,000 3w ago Associate Creative Director, Art / Design Avalere Health · Remote · US $150,000–$170,000 4w ago Senior Manager, Creative Operations Faherty Brand · New York $135,000–$145,000 4w ago Head of Performance Creative Strategy Fora · New York $175,000–$205,000 4w ago Associate Creative Director, Art Director Mammoth Brands · New York $118,000–$150,000 4w ago Creative Director nscaleoperationsukltd · New York $170,000–$250,000 4w ago Associate, Creative Production Free Association Live · New York $65,000–$75,000 4w ago Manager, Performance Creative Strategy HelloFresh · New York $101,430–$138,000 4w ago Creative Lead DAZN · New York $160,000–$170,000 5w ago Senior Creative Producer, Original Content Edyy · New York $100,000–$130,000 5w ago Director, Creative Strategy Darkroom · Remote · US $160,000–$175,000 5w ago Head of Creative somethingspecialstudios · New York $200,000–$250,000 5w ago Associate Creative Director, Art & Copy (Team) Bully Pulpit International · New York $125,000–$150,000 6w ago Business Development Director, Creative Production CoCreativ · New York $125,000–$145,000 6w ago Associate Director, Creative Strategy (Paid) Darkroom · Remote · US $100,000–$120,000 6w ago Associate Creative Director, Copy (Market Access) Avalere Health · Remote · US $120,000–$175,000 6w ago Associate Creative Director, Events The New York Times · New York $148,000–$170,000 6w ago Senior Creative Horizonmedia · New York $105,000–$140,000 6w ago Associate Creative Director, Copy Inizio Evoke · New York $130,000–$175,000 6w ago Senior Creative Strategist somethingspecialstudios · New York $106,000–$130,000 7w ago Senior Creative Strategist Polymarket · New York $125,000–$150,000 7w ago VP, Creative Strategy Whalar Group · New York $200,000–$225,000 7w ago Senior Creative Director, Experiential Design & Brand Environments Eevd · New York $180,000–$190,000 7w ago Associate Creative Director Horizonmedia · New York $140,000–$160,000 7w ago Creative Director NVE Experience Agency · Remote · US $150,000–$175,000 8w ago Creative Director Mercer Advisors · New York $170,000–$200,000 2mo ago Creative Director (Experiences & Events) FeverUp · New York $115,000 2mo ago Sr. Brand & Creative Strategist First We Feast · New York $95,000–$105,000 2mo ago Creative Director, Marketing Campaigns Suno · New York $225,000–$277,000 2mo ago Director Creative Strategy msgentertainmentholdingsllc · New York $113,000–$175,000 2mo ago Senior Director, Creative Production Business Insider · New York $160,000–$170,000 2mo ago Creative Designer NoGood · New York $60,000–$90,000 2mo ago Creative Strategist, Brand Partnerships Substack · New York $130,000–$170,000 2mo ago

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