What are the main factors that influence an Associate Creative Director Designer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Associate Creative Director Designer?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Associate Creative Director Designer roles, with salaries approximately 60% above the market median.

How does experience change An Associate Creative Director Designer's salary?

An Associate Creative Director Designer's salary grows with experience: starting around $134,724 for beginners, reaching about $137,991 at mid-level, and approach $144,288 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Associate Creative Director Designer?

Associate Creative Director Designer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate Creative Director Designer roles are District of Columbia $163,908, California $163,286, Massachusetts $161,110. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Associate Creative Director Designer roles make?

Salaries for Associate Creative Director Designer level roles vary by specialization: Associate Creative Director Experience: $176,943; Associate Director of Creative Services: $157,074; Associate Creative Director Art Director: $155,913; Associate Creative Director - Design: $150,814; Associate Creative Director-Art: $150,139.

Associate Creative Director Designer Salary in Vermont

How much does an Associate Creative Director Designer make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Creative Director Designer in Vermont is $145,299 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $70.

However, an Associate Creative Director Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $173,141
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $129,949 to $159,873
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $115,973

10% $115,973

50% (Median) $145,299

90% $173,141

Associate Creative Director Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$159,873	$13,323	$3,074	$77
Average	$145,299	$12,108	$2,794	$70
25th Percentile	$129,949	$10,829	$2,499	$62

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Key Factors That Influence Associate Creative Director Designer Salaries

An Associate Creative Director Designer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Associate Creative Director Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Associate Creative Director Designer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $134,724
Early Career (1-2 years): $135,980
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $137,991
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $140,504
Expert (over 8 years): $144,288

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Associate Creative Director Designer	less than 1 year	$134,724
Early Career Level Associate Creative Director Designer	1-2 years	$135,980
Mid-Level Level Associate Creative Director Designer	2-4 years	$137,991
Senior-Level Level Associate Creative Director Designer	5-8 years	$140,504
Expert Level Associate Creative Director Designer	over 8 years	$144,288

How Do Associate Creative Director Designer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Associate Creative Director Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $163,908.
California: $163,286.
Massachusetts: $161,110.

District of Columbia $163,908 California $163,286 Massachusetts $161,110 Washington $160,518 New Jersey $160,458 Alaska $160,251 Connecticut $158,208 New York $157,379

Hawaii $154,729 Rhode Island $153,486 Maryland $152,642 Minnesota $151,487 Colorado $151,043 Illinois $150,895 Oregon $150,333 Delaware $149,918

New Hampshire $149,658 Virginia $149,074 Pennsylvania $147,372 Nevada $146,513 North Dakota $146,232 Michigan $145,788 Wisconsin $145,625 Vermont $145,299

Texas $144,396 Maine $144,337 Arizona $144,248 Ohio $144,145 Georgia $142,783 Indiana $142,102 Wyoming $141,968 Utah $141,761

Iowa $141,672 Kansas $140,962 Louisiana $140,755 North Carolina $140,681 Missouri $140,651 Florida $140,074 Montana $139,763 Nebraska $139,467

Kentucky $139,304 South Carolina $138,712 Tennessee $138,342 Idaho $138,193 New Mexico $137,113 Oklahoma $136,876 Alabama $136,003 South Dakota $134,537

Arkansas $133,738 West Virginia $133,308 Mississippi $132,020

Top Paying Cities for Associate Creative Director Designer

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $148,726
Barre: $148,950
Cabot: $148,623

Adamant, VT $148,726

Barre, VT $148,950

Cabot, VT $148,623

Calais, VT $148,753

East Barre, VT $148,723

East Calais, VT $148,726

East Montpelier, VT $148,826

Eden, VT $148,629

Eden Mills, VT $148,494

Graniteville, VT $148,941

Hyde Park, VT $148,848

Johnson, VT $149,036

Lake Elmore, VT $148,682

Marshfield, VT $148,648

Moretown, VT $149,046

Morrisville, VT $149,028

Moscow, VT $149,104

Northfield, VT $148,864

Northfield Falls, VT $149,560

North Hyde Park, VT $148,837

North Montpelier, VT $148,688

Plainfield, VT $148,667

Roxbury, VT $148,415

South Barre, VT $149,123

Waterbury, VT $149,089

Stowe, VT $149,110

Waitsfield, VT $149,027

Warren, VT $148,749

Washington, VT $148,458

Waterbury Center, VT $149,085

Websterville, VT $148,917

Williamstown, VT $148,744

Wolcott, VT $148,663

Woodbury, VT $148,516

Worcester, VT $148,664

Rutland, VT $148,660

Belmont, VT $148,201

Benson, VT $148,199

Bomoseen, VT $148,433

Brandon, VT $148,543

Bridport, VT $148,559

Castleton, VT $148,461

Center Rutland, VT $148,564

Chittenden, VT $148,222

Cuttingsville, VT $148,170

Danby, VT $148,423

East Middlebury, VT $148,641

East Poultney, VT $148,439

East Wallingford, VT $148,278

Fair Haven, VT $148,331

Florence, VT $148,279

Forest Dale, VT $148,549

Gaysville, VT $147,606

Granville, VT $148,303

Hancock, VT $148,279

Hydeville, VT $148,451

Killington, VT $148,263

Middlebury, VT $148,870

Middletown Springs, VT $148,359

Mount Holly, VT $148,222

North Clarendon, VT $148,439

Orwell, VT $148,423

Pawlet, VT $148,476

Pittsfield, VT $148,349

Pittsford, VT $148,491

Poultney, VT $148,463

Proctor, VT $148,627

Ripton, VT $148,455

Rochester, VT $148,378

Rupert, VT $148,364

Salisbury, VT $148,601

Shoreham, VT $148,475

Stockbridge, VT $148,211

Wallingford, VT $148,291

Wells, VT $148,482

West Pawlet, VT $148,532

West Rupert, VT $148,497

West Rutland, VT $148,407

Whiting, VT $148,481

Saint Johnsbury, VT $148,641

Albany, VT $148,555

Barnet, VT $148,482

Barton, VT $148,538

Beebe Plain, VT $148,583

Concord, VT $148,341

Coventry, VT $148,756

Craftsbury, VT $148,598

Craftsbury Common, VT $148,605

Danville, VT $148,515

Derby, VT $148,583

Derby Line, VT $148,472

East Burke, VT $148,467

East Charleston, VT $148,482

East Hardwick, VT $148,562

East Haven, VT $148,143

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $148,638

Glover, VT $148,494

Granby, VT $147,961

Greensboro, VT $148,444

Greensboro Bend, VT $148,538

Hardwick, VT $148,703

Irasburg, VT $148,501

Island Pond, VT $148,259

Lowell, VT $148,451

Lower Waterford, VT $148,621

Lyndon, VT $148,595

Lyndon Center, VT $148,762

Lyndonville, VT $148,601

Morgan, VT $148,333

Newport, VT $148,672

Newport Center, VT $148,482

North Concord, VT $148,094

North Troy, VT $148,503

Orleans, VT $148,447

Passumpsic, VT $148,649

Peacham, VT $148,350

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $148,654

Sheffield, VT $148,390

Sutton, VT $148,378

Troy, VT $148,518

West Burke, VT $148,478

West Charleston, VT $148,408

West Danville, VT $148,524

Westfield, VT $148,405

West Glover, VT $148,507

Averill, VT $147,643

Beecher Falls, VT $148,601

Canaan, VT $148,230

Gilman, VT $148,883

Guildhall, VT $148,035

Lunenburg, VT $148,358

Norton, VT $147,939

North Bennington, VT $149,591

North Pownal, VT $149,893

Pownal, VT $149,977

White River Junction, VT $148,621

Ascutney, VT $148,691

Barnard, VT $148,284

Bethel, VT $148,376

Bradford, VT $148,531

Bridgewater, VT $148,436

Bridgewater Corners, VT $148,142

Brookfield, VT $148,521

Brownsville, VT $148,439

Chelsea, VT $148,435

Corinth, VT $148,395

East Corinth, VT $148,457

East Randolph, VT $148,485

East Ryegate, VT $148,356

East Thetford, VT $148,540

Fairlee, VT $148,380

Groton, VT $148,420

Hartford, VT $149,008

Hartland, VT $148,487

Hartland Four Corners, VT $148,481

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $148,863

Newbury, VT $148,402

North Hartland, VT $148,592

North Pomfret, VT $148,337

North Thetford, VT $148,537

Norwich, VT $148,507

Plymouth, VT $148,035

Post Mills, VT $148,504

Quechee, VT $148,658

Randolph, VT $148,632

Randolph Center, VT $148,556

Reading, VT $148,158

Sharon, VT $148,373

South Pomfret, VT $148,230

South Royalton, VT $148,415

South Ryegate, VT $148,445

South Strafford, VT $148,408

South Woodstock, VT $148,195

Strafford, VT $148,279

Taftsville, VT $148,670

Thetford, VT $148,540

Thetford Center, VT $148,384

Topsham, VT $148,340

Tunbridge, VT $148,368

Vershire, VT $148,299

Wells River, VT $148,455

West Fairlee, VT $148,728

West Hartford, VT $148,340

West Newbury, VT $148,398

West Topsham, VT $148,458

Wilder, VT $149,015

Windsor, VT $148,547

Woodstock, VT $148,365

Bellows Falls, VT $148,907

Cambridgeport, VT $148,737

Cavendish, VT $148,242

Chester, VT $148,390

Chester Depot, VT $148,337

Grafton, VT $148,278

Londonderry, VT $148,544

Ludlow, VT $148,319

North Springfield, VT $148,837

Perkinsville, VT $148,433

Peru, VT $148,389

Proctorsville, VT $148,267

Saxtons River, VT $148,876

South Londonderry, VT $148,636

Springfield, VT $148,765

Westminster, VT $148,906

Westminster Station, VT $148,916

Weston, VT $148,236

Shaftsbury, VT $149,413

Brattleboro, VT $149,210

Bondville, VT $148,593

East Dover, VT $148,895

Jacksonville, VT $149,270

Jamaica, VT $148,596

Marlboro, VT $149,949

Newfane, VT $148,797

Putney, VT $148,766

Readsboro, VT $149,967

South Newfane, VT $148,849

Stamford, VT $149,859

Townshend, VT $148,663

Vernon, VT $149,666

Wardsboro, VT $148,771

West Dover, VT $149,015

West Dummerston, VT $148,834

West Halifax, VT $149,064

West Townshend, VT $148,463

West Wardsboro, VT $148,466

Whitingham, VT $149,216

Williamsville, VT $148,834

Wilmington, VT $149,126

Burlington, VT $149,533

South Burlington, VT $149,524

Winooski, VT $149,533

Colchester, VT $149,533

Alburgh, VT $148,787

Bakersfield, VT $149,008

Belvidere Center, VT $148,467

Bristol, VT $149,039

Cambridge, VT $149,216

Charlotte, VT $149,330

East Berkshire, VT $148,864

East Fairfield, VT $149,086

Enosburg Falls, VT $148,675

Essex, VT $149,419

Essex Junction, VT $149,430

Fairfax, VT $149,227

Fairfield, VT $149,083

Ferrisburgh, VT $149,165

Franklin, VT $148,683

Grand Isle, VT $149,242

Highgate Center, VT $148,809

Highgate Springs, VT $148,885

Hinesburg, VT $149,327

Huntington, VT $149,215

Isle La Motte, VT $148,972

Jeffersonville, VT $149,116

Jericho, VT $149,295

Jonesville, VT $149,326

Milton, VT $149,366

Monkton, VT $149,208

Montgomery, VT $148,675

Montgomery Center, VT $148,494

New Haven, VT $149,021

North Ferrisburgh, VT $149,231

North Hero, VT $149,083

Richford, VT $148,649

Richmond, VT $149,311

Saint Albans, VT $149,150

Saint Albans Bay, VT $149,131

Shelburne, VT $149,467

Sheldon, VT $148,972

Sheldon Springs, VT $149,338

South Hero, VT $149,376

Starksboro, VT $149,126

Swanton, VT $148,945

Underhill, VT $149,261

Underhill Center, VT $149,265

Vergennes, VT $148,975

Waterville, VT $149,025

Westford, VT $149,335

Williston, VT $149,447

Montpelier, VT $148,926

Bennington, VT $149,700

Arlington, VT $149,173

Dorset, VT $148,593

East Arlington, VT $148,537

East Dorset, VT $148,596

Manchester, VT $148,997

Manchester Center, VT $148,900

Associate Creative Director Designer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Associate Creative Director Designer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 125% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 60% above the average. In contrast, Associate Creative Director Designer positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Associate Creative Director Designer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Associate Creative Director Designer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$232,479	$112.0	60%
Aerospace & Defense	$217,949	$105.0	50%
Healthcare	$196,154	$94.0	35%
Biotechnology	$188,889	$91.0	30%
Media	$181,624	$87.0	25%

Associate Creative Director Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Associate Creative Director Designer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$129,949

Average $145,299/year

$159,873

$10,829

Average $12,108/month

$13,323

$2,499

Average $2,794/week

$3,074

$62

Average $70/hour

$77

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$159,873	$13,323	$3,074	$77
Average	$145,299	$12,108	$2,794	$70
25th Percentile	$129,949	$10,829	$2,499	$62

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