Associate Creative Director salary
6 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for associate creative director roles at lead level across the United States: 70 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $130,553 and $165,000, with a median of $149,643.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 3 of the 6 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
6 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $130,553 – $165,000 | $149,643 | 70 |
| Canada · country-wide | Lead | CA$118,750 – CA$149,363 | CA$134,188 | 8hint |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $111,875 – $160,000 | $149,285 | 16 |
| Los Angeles | Lead | $145,500 – $165,000 | $163,900 | 5hint |
| New York | Lead | $132,428 – $160,000 | $150,000 | 24 |
| Toronto | Lead | CA$116,250 – CA$141,281 | CA$120,000 | 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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1 pageAssociate Creative Director vs adjacent roles
1 measured comparison| Compared role | Level | Associate Creative Director | Them | Gap | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Director | Lead · US | $149,643 | $172,500 | -13% | 70 / 223 |
Median vs median at the same level and country, employer-stated pay, 20+ postings on each side. Positive means associate creative director pays more. Medians within 10% show as similar pay.
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Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
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