Creative Director, H-1B salary
What 710 H-1B filings report for “Creative Director” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Creative Director?
$135k median H-1B base salary for a Creative Director, typically $69k to $225k, across 710 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $150k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California233$150k+$15k
- 2New York337$140k+$5k
- 3Illinois30$138k+$3k
- 4Florida22$100k−$35k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $135kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Creative Director?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Creative Director roles are Meta, BBDO, Droga5, Anomaly, and Dotw, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Creative Director filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Meta19 filings$205k
- 2BBDO18 filings$218k
- 3Droga513 filings$181k
- 4Anomaly11 filings$225k
- 5Dotw8 filings$120k
- 6247 Group7 filings$201k
- 7Goodby, Silverstein Partners7 filings$225k
- 8State of Escape Communications6 filings$101k
- 9DDB Chicago6 filings$180k
- 10BUCK Design6 filings$200k
- 11R/GA6 filings$178k
- 12Research and Development Lab5 filings$90k
- 13Spiegelworld Management5 filings$150k
- 14Ss Studio5 filings$76k
- 15Studio Callisto5 filings$79k
- 16Tidy Co5 filings$64k
- 17BBC Retail and Internet5 filings$110k
- 18Good Intentions IO5 filings$85k
- 19Publicis5 filings$175k
- 20AKQA5 filings$200k
- 21Company 35 filings$130k
- 22Camp Profiles4 filings$80k
- 23Egencie, Inc.4 filings$97k
- 24La Comunidad4 filings$155k
- 25Nashi Inc.4 filings$125k
- 26Stryder Eyewear LLC4 filings$100k
- 27Business and Pleasure Co4 filings$147k
- 28FCB4 filings$248k
- 29Grey Global Group4 filings$208k
- 30Integrated Communications, Inc.4 filings$68k
- 31Johannes Leonardo4 filings$200k
- 32Lurline Bay4 filings$208k
- 33Purohit Navigation4 filings$144k
- 34The Wild Bunch4 filings$89k
- 35Deluxe Creative Services4 filings$125k
- 36Passport Brand Design4 filings$160k
- 37Saatchi & Saatchi4 filings$240k
- 38Beige & Co. LLC3 filings$178k
- 39Fellowship Bible Church3 filings$49k
- 40Jack Morton Worldwide3 filings$136k
- 41Jane Smith Studio3 filings$185k
- 42Jackbox Games3 filings$84k
- 43Luminous Lighthouse, LLC3 filings$54k
- 44Lucas Lefler3 filings$225k
- 45Mendil + Meyer Design Studio LLC3 filings$50k
- 46MYStudio3 filings$75k
- 47NJ Enterprise3 filings$162k
- 48One-Onehundred LLC.3 filings$58k
- 49Photon Infotech3 filings$225k
- 50Prince Collective Inc3 filings$95k
Related titles in this family
1,457 filings carry “Creative Director” in the title, across 200 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Associate Creative Director205 filings$140k
- 2Executive Creative Director79 filings$270k
- 3Group Creative Director41 filings$250k
- 4Associate Creative Director (Art)13 filings$140k
- 5Associate Creative Director, Copywriter13 filings$140k
- 6Global Creative Director11 filings$163k
- 7Associate Creative Director, Copy10 filings$148k
- 8SVP, Group Creative Director10 filings$245k
- 9VP, Creative Director9 filings$250k
- 10Senior International Creative Director8 filings$195k
- 11Associate Creative Director - Art Director7 filings$155k
- 12Chief Creative Director7 filings$172k
Figures are for the exact title “Creative Director”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.