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Creative strategist salaries in California

What employers post for creative strategist roles in California, from the last 12 months of job posts.

Median posted pay$107KTypical range$84K–$145KBased on23 posts

How creative strategist pay is spread

Posts by the middle of their posted range. Dark bar = where the median falls.

1$40K4$60K6$80K2$100K3$120K4$140K2$160K$180K1$200K

Remote vs on-site

Median posted pay, creative strategist roles

On-site$90K
HybridNot enough data yet (9 posts)

In-house vs agency

Median posted pay, creative strategist roles

In-house$133K
AgencyNot enough data yet (7 posts)

By level

Median posted pay

Associate / JuniorNot enough data yet (1 post)
Creative StrategistNot enough data yet (9 posts)
SeniorNot enough data yet (5 posts)
Lead / ManagerNot enough data yet (7 posts)
Director+Not enough data yet (2 posts)

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Open creative strategist jobs that show pay, newest first

Performance Creative StrategistThe Worst Agency · Santa Ana, CA$65K–$85K1 day agoView job
Growth Creative Lead, Art DirectorRuggable · Los Angeles, CA$140K–$165K3 days agoView job
Senior Scriptwriter / Storyteller, Growth CreativeRuggable · Los Angeles, CA$130K–$150K3 days agoView job
Creative StrategistJSHealth Vitamins · Los Angeles, CA$90K–$125K4 days agoView job
Content & Creative Strategy AssistantLevity Live · Los Angeles, CA$70K–$72K6 days agoView job

Every posted salary

Real ranges from real job posts. Not self-reported.

Role, companyWherePosted pay
Director of Creative StrategyPique · In-houseLos Angeles, CA · Hybrid$180K–$250K
Performance Creative Strategy Lead, Paid MediaSuno · In-houseLos Angeles, CA · On-site$150K–$200K
Creative Strategy Lead, Performance MarketingSuno · In-houseLos Angeles, CA · On-site$150K–$200K
Creative Strategist, Motion/3DAdobe · In-houseSan Jose, CA · On-site$109K–$200K
Growth Creative Lead, Art DirectorRuggable · In-houseLos Angeles, CA · Hybrid$140K–$165K
Performance Creative ManagerVesync · In-houseTustin, CA · On-site$150K+
Senior Scriptwriter / Storyteller, Growth CreativeRuggable · In-houseLos Angeles, CA · Hybrid$130K–$150K
Sr Creative StrategistGuthy-Renker Ventures, LLC · In-houseEl Segundo, CA · Hybrid$120K–$150K
Paid Social Creative StrategistAriat International · In-houseSan Leandro, CA · Hybrid$120K–$140K
Performance Creative LeadBlue Tees Golf · In-houseSan Diego, CA · On-site$110K–$140K
Dashed line = median ($107K). Showing 10 of 24. Grey bars are left out of the median.

Posted pay from 106 US creative strategist job posts that list a salary, Sep 2026 to Oct 2026. Not self-reported. Medians use full-time pay only, monthly pay times 12; contract, hourly and pay tied to ad spend are listed but left out. A median shows from 10 posts.