Creative Strategist salary
9 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Sep 24, 2026
These figures come from 19 creative strategist postings where the employer stated pay, covering 2 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is New York at mid-level, where 8 postings put the middle half between $94,875 and $141,450, with a median of $124,389.
Pay rises with seniority. Typical figures run mid-level around $124,000 and senior around $121,000. The levels sit closer together than usual here.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 3 of the 3 US-dollar ranges rest on fewer than 10 postings, so treat those as a hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column tells you which.
Creative Strategist pay by specialization
Creative 114Paid Social 6Growth Marketing 6Paid Media 3Performance Marketing 3Email Marketing 2Brand Marketing 1Video Production 1
Live creative strategist roles by marketing function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
9 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $83,902 – $132,225 | $102,550 | 27 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $100,000 – $137,500 | $112,500 | 21 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Senior | £60,000 – £75,000 | £70,000 | 5hint |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $78,750 – $116,250 | $100,000 | 7hint |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $107,500 – $147,500 | $112,500 | 8hint |
| London | Senior | £60,000 – £75,000 | £70,000 | 5hint |
| Los Angeles | Senior | $110,304 – $112,500 | $112,500 | 5hint |
| New York | Mid | $94,875 – $141,450 | $124,389 | 8hint |
| New York | Senior | $104,500 – $143,125 | $127,750 | 6hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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Open creative strategist roles · 34 with stated pay
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