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Lead creative strategist salary

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

Median posted pay$128KTypical range$110K–$156KBased on20 posts

How lead creative strategist pay is spread

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

1$80K7$100K4$120K3$140K4$160K1$180K

Remote vs on-site

Median posted pay, lead creative strategist roles

On-siteNot enough data yet (10 posts)
HybridNot enough data yet (7 posts)
RemoteNot enough data yet (4 posts)

In-house vs agency

Median posted pay, lead creative strategist roles

In-house$150K
AgencyNot enough data yet (5 posts)

By location

Median posted pay, lead creative strategist roles

New YorkNot enough data yet (7 posts)
CaliforniaNot enough data yet (7 posts)
Remote (US)Not enough data yet (4 posts)
IllinoisNot enough data yet (1 post)

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Associate Director, Creative Strategy & Planning (Advertising)THE·TEAM · New York, NY$110K–$120K2 days agoView job
Associate Director, Creative Strategy & Planning (Advertising)Wasserman · New York, NY +1 more$110K–$120K2 days agoView job
Growth Creative Lead, Art DirectorRuggable · Los Angeles, CA$140K–$165K3 days agoView job
Creative Strategy Lead - Copy (Hybrid)Enova International · Chicago, IL$90K–$115K6 days agoView job
Performance Creative Strategy Lead, Paid MediaSuno · Los Angeles, CA$150K–$200K1 week agoView job

Every posted lead creative strategist salary

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

Role, companyWherePosted pay
Creative Strategy LeadDualEntry · In-houseRemote (US)$160K–$210K
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
Sr Mgr Creative StrategyThe Hershey Company · In-houseNew York, NY · On-site$144K–$180K
Senior Manager, Creative StrategyAmerican Express · In-houseNew York, NY · Hybrid$104K–$175K
Senior Creative Strategy ManagerFetch · In-houseRemote (US)$136K–$173K
Sr. Manager, Social Creative AccelerationSharkNinja · In-houseUS · Hybrid$150K–$170K
Growth Creative Lead, Art DirectorRuggable · In-houseLos Angeles, CA · Hybrid$140K–$165K
Performance Creative ManagerVesync · In-houseTustin, CA · On-site$150K+
Associate Director, Creative Strategy, Brand PartnershipsFeverUp · In-houseNew York, NY · Hybrid$120K–$140K
Dashed line = median ($128K). Showing 10 of 21. Grey bars are left out of the median.

Other roles: Associate / JuniorCreative Strategist · $83KSenior · $105KDirector+ · $190KPerformance 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.