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Director-level creative strategist salary

What US employers post for director-level creative strategist roles, from the last 12 months of job posts.

Median posted pay$190KTypical range$184K–$204KBased on10 posts

How director-level creative strategist pay is spread

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

2$80K$100K$120K$140K$160K5$180K3$200K

Remote vs on-site

Median posted pay, director-level creative strategist roles

HybridNot enough data yet (7 posts)
On-siteNot enough data yet (2 posts)
RemoteNot enough data yet (1 post)

In-house vs agency

Median posted pay, director-level creative strategist roles

In-houseNot enough data yet (7 posts)
AgencyNot enough data yet (3 posts)

By location

Median posted pay, director-level creative strategist roles

New YorkNot enough data yet (3 posts)
CaliforniaNot enough data yet (2 posts)
New JerseyNot enough data yet (1 post)
Remote (US)Not enough data yet (1 post)

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Director, Creative Strategy & Brand StewardshipBristol Myers Squibb · Princeton, NJ$187K–$227K17 hours agoView job
Director of Performance CreativeEveryday Dose · Remote (US)$180K–$200K3 days agoView job
VP, Creative StrategyWhalar · New York, NY$200K–$225K1 week agoView job
Director of Creative StrategyPique · Los Angeles, CA$180K–$250K1 week agoView job
Director of Digital and Creative StrategyUniversity of Pennsylvania · US$93K–$105K1 week agoView job

Every posted director-level creative strategist salary

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

Role, companyWherePosted pay
Director of Creative StrategyPique · In-houseLos Angeles, CA · Hybrid$180K–$250K
Director, Creative Strategy & Brand StewardshipBristol Myers Squibb · In-housePrinceton, NJ · Hybrid$187K–$227K
VP, Creative StrategyGartner · In-houseStamford, CT · Hybrid$164K–$226K
VP, Creative StrategyWhalar · AgencyNew York, NY · Hybrid$200K–$225K
Senior Director, Global Integrated Marketing & Creative StrategyMarriott International · In-houseBethesda, MD · Hybrid$151K–$217K
Head of Performance Creative StrategyFora Travel · In-houseNew York, NY · On-site$175K–$205K
Director of Performance CreativeEveryday Dose · In-houseRemote (US)$180K–$200K
Director of Creative Strategy / Head of Creative StudioLantern · AgencyNew York, NY · Hybrid$170K–$200K
Director of Digital and Creative StrategyUniversity of Pennsylvania · In-houseUS · Hybrid$93K–$105K
Director of Creative StrategyHigh Scale · AgencyLos Angeles, CA · On-site$80K–$100K
Dashed line = median ($190K). Showing 10 of 10.

Other roles: Associate / JuniorCreative Strategist · $83KSenior · $105KLead / Manager · $128KPerformance creative strategist · $135KBrand creative strategistVideo creative strategistAI creative strategistUGC creative strategist

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.