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Creative Director salary in New York

A real-employer view of Creative Director pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Creative Director in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 38 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $125,299. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry15$90,106
Level II — qualified7$130,000
Level III — experienced6$164,900
Level IV — fully competent7$233,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Creative Director in New York. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
ANOMALY PARTNERS LLCCREATIVE DIRECTOR4$210,000
PAIR TO PAIR INCCreative Director2$125,299
BUCK Design, LLCCreative Director2$220,000
TIDY CO USA LLCCREATIVE DIRECTOR2$90,012
Meta Platforms, IncCreative Director2$233,000
Tamaluma Inc.Creative Director1$93,600
1AND8 INC.CREATIVE DIRECTOR1$120,000
Publicis Health, LLCCreative Director1$164,800
ASTA RESORT PTY LTDCREATIVE DIRECTOR1$120,000
Stakeholder Ventures Management LLCCreative Director1$89,898

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Associate Creative Director at ANOMALY PARTNERS LLC
    $190,000
    10th FloorDecided Dec 29, 2025I-202-25353-499158
  • Creative Director at Tamaluma Inc.
    $93,600
    New YorkDecided Nov 21, 2025I-203-25318-407881
  • CREATIVE DIRECTOR at 1AND8 INC.
    $120,000
    BROOKLYNDecided Nov 7, 2025I-203-25305-354772
  • Creative Director at Publicis Health, LLC
    $164,800
    New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Sep 16, 2025I-203-25252-296915
  • CREATIVE DIRECTOR at ASTA RESORT PTY LTD
    $120,000
    NEW YORKWage Level IDecided Aug 15, 2025I-203-25221-232368
  • Creative Director at Stakeholder Ventures Management LLC
    $89,898
    BrooklynWage Level IDecided Aug 12, 2025I-203-25217-221896
  • CREATIVE DIRECTOR at STUDIO CALLISTO LLC
    $124,800
    NYCWage Level IIDecided Aug 8, 2025I-203-25214-217379
  • Associate Creative Director at R/GA Media Group, Inc.
    $130,000
    BrooklynWage Level IIDecided Jul 28, 2025I-203-25202-188703

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.