What are the main factors that influence an Associate Director of Creative Services'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 Director of Creative Services?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Associate Director of Creative Services roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

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

An Associate Director of Creative Services's salary grows with experience: starting around $133,053 for beginners, reaching about $135,202 at mid-level, and approach $139,498 for experts.

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

Associate Director of Creative Services salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate Director of Creative Services roles are District of Columbia $173,912, California $173,253, Massachusetts $170,944. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Associate Director of Creative Services level roles vary by specialization: Associate Creative Director Experience: $176,943; Associate Creative Director - Design: $150,814; Associate Creative Director-Art: $150,139; Associate Creative Director Designer: $148,038; Associate Creative Director - Copy: $147,686.

Associate Director of Creative Services Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Associate Director of Creative Services make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Director of Creative Services in South Dakota is $142,749 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $69.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $172,556
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $128,971 to $158,351
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $116,428

10% $116,428

50% (Median) $142,749

90% $172,556

Associate Director of Creative Services Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$158,351	$13,196	$3,045	$76
Average	$142,749	$11,896	$2,745	$69
25th Percentile	$128,971	$10,748	$2,480	$62

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Key Factors That Influence Associate Director of Creative Services Salaries

An Associate Director of Creative Services'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 Director of Creative Services Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Associate Director of Creative Services'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): $133,053
Early Career (1-2 years): $134,127
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $135,202
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $137,350
Expert (over 8 years): $139,498

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Associate Director of Creative Services	less than 1 year	$133,053
Early Career Level Associate Director of Creative Services	1-2 years	$134,127
Mid-Level Level Associate Director of Creative Services	2-4 years	$135,202
Senior-Level Level Associate Director of Creative Services	5-8 years	$137,350
Expert Level Associate Director of Creative Services	over 8 years	$139,498

How Do Associate Director of Creative Services 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 Director of Creative Services. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $173,912.
California: $173,253.
Massachusetts: $170,944.

District of Columbia $173,912 California $173,253 Massachusetts $170,944 Washington $170,315 New Jersey $170,253 Alaska $170,033 Connecticut $167,865 New York $166,985

Hawaii $164,174 Rhode Island $162,854 Maryland $161,959 Minnesota $160,734 Colorado $160,263 Illinois $160,106 Oregon $159,509 Delaware $159,069

New Hampshire $158,792 Virginia $158,174 Pennsylvania $156,367 Nevada $155,456 North Dakota $155,158 Michigan $154,686 Wisconsin $154,514 Vermont $154,168

Texas $153,210 Maine $153,147 Arizona $153,053 Ohio $152,943 Georgia $151,498 Indiana $150,775 Wyoming $150,634 Utah $150,414

Iowa $150,320 Kansas $149,566 Louisiana $149,346 North Carolina $149,267 Missouri $149,236 Florida $148,623 Montana $148,294 Nebraska $147,979

Kentucky $147,807 South Carolina $147,178 Tennessee $146,786 Idaho $146,629 New Mexico $145,482 Oklahoma $145,231 Alabama $144,304 South Dakota $142,749

Arkansas $141,901 West Virginia $141,445 Mississippi $140,079

Top Paying Cities for Associate Director of Creative Services

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:

Alcester: $144,236
Aurora: $145,003
Baltic: $143,443

Alcester, SD $144,236

Aurora, SD $145,003

Baltic, SD $143,443

Beresford, SD $143,867

Brandon, SD $143,149

Brookings, SD $145,270

Burbank, SD $143,723

Canistota, SD $143,936

Canton, SD $143,528

Centerville, SD $143,877

Chancellor, SD $143,511

Chester, SD $143,866

Colman, SD $144,335

Colton, SD $143,735

Crooks, SD $143,365

Davis, SD $143,701

Dell Rapids, SD $143,707

Egan, SD $144,092

Elk Point, SD $143,269

Elkton, SD $145,092

Fairview, SD $143,738

Flandreau, SD $144,560

Freeman, SD $144,403

Garretson, SD $143,470

Gayville, SD $144,645

Harrisburg, SD $143,240

Hartford, SD $143,460

Hudson, SD $143,853

Humboldt, SD $143,665

Hurley, SD $143,881

Irene, SD $144,285

Jefferson, SD $142,733

Lennox, SD $143,512

Lesterville, SD $144,538

Lyons, SD $143,498

Madison, SD $144,620

Marion, SD $143,979

Menno, SD $144,463

Mission Hill, SD $144,571

Monroe, SD $143,823

Belle Fourche, SD $144,379

Black Hawk, SD $139,962

Box Elder, SD $140,143

Buffalo, SD $144,117

Buffalo Gap, SD $142,983

Camp Crook, SD $144,255

Caputa, SD $140,820

Custer, SD $142,677

Deadwood, SD $141,797

Edgemont, SD $144,045

Enning, SD $142,920

Fairburn, SD $141,357

Fort Meade, SD $141,343

Hermosa, SD $140,792

Hill City, SD $141,745

Hot Springs, SD $143,935

Howes, SD $143,237

Interior, SD $143,467

Keystone, SD $140,652

Kyle, SD $143,773

Lead, SD $143,096

Ludlow, SD $144,684

Manderson, SD $144,005

Mud Butte, SD $143,325

Nemo, SD $140,850

Newell, SD $143,603

New Underwood, SD $140,826

Nisland, SD $143,921

Oelrichs, SD $143,638

Oglala, SD $143,888

Oral, SD $143,506

Owanka, SD $141,519

Piedmont, SD $140,066

Pine Ridge, SD $144,156

Porcupine, SD $143,723

Pringle, SD $143,120

Quinn, SD $143,259

Redig, SD $143,090

Saint Onge, SD $143,497

Scenic, SD $142,479

Smithwick, SD $143,687

Spearfish, SD $144,144

Sturgis, SD $140,894

Union Center, SD $143,016

Vale, SD $142,565

Wall, SD $143,052

Wasta, SD $142,328

White Owl, SD $143,303

Whitewood, SD $142,892

Wounded Knee, SD $144,013

Leola, SD $144,866

Long Lake, SD $145,088

Mansfield, SD $144,781

Mellette, SD $144,916

Northville, SD $144,761

Onaka, SD $144,199

Orient, SD $144,417

Pierpont, SD $144,907

Redfield, SD $145,141

Rockham, SD $144,588

Roscoe, SD $144,332

Selby, SD $144,082

Seneca, SD $144,108

Stratford, SD $144,924

Tolstoy, SD $144,117

Tulare, SD $144,940

Turton, SD $144,948

Warner, SD $145,092

Westport, SD $144,893

Pierre, SD $132,335

Agar, SD $135,778

Belvidere, SD $143,256

Blunt, SD $132,335

Burke, SD $144,378

Colome, SD $144,202

Dallas, SD $144,158

Draper, SD $139,708

Fort Pierre, SD $132,723

Gregory, SD $144,312

Hamill, SD $143,954

Harrold, SD $133,108

Hayes, SD $141,781

Herrick, SD $144,296

Holabird, SD $136,109

Ideal, SD $143,916

Kadoka, SD $143,421

Kennebec, SD $141,814

Long Valley, SD $143,415

Lower Brule, SD $141,627

Martin, SD $143,760

Midland, SD $142,950

Milesville, SD $143,043

Mission, SD $144,068

Murdo, SD $142,066

Norris, SD $143,638

Okaton, SD $143,275

Okreek, SD $143,987

Onida, SD $133,634

Parmelee, SD $143,895

Philip, SD $143,251

Presho, SD $140,754

Reliance, SD $144,035

Rosebud, SD $144,225

Saint Charles, SD $144,453

Saint Francis, SD $143,949

Tuthill, SD $143,588

Vivian, SD $140,143

Wanblee, SD $143,683

White River, SD $143,619

Winner, SD $144,068

Witten, SD $143,811

Wood, SD $143,602

Mobridge, SD $144,112

Bison, SD $143,753

Bullhead, SD $144,854

Cherry Creek, SD $143,380

Dupree, SD $143,412

Eagle Butte, SD $143,561

Faith, SD $143,368

Glencross, SD $143,490

Glenham, SD $144,164

Herreid, SD $144,715

Isabel, SD $143,462

Keldron, SD $144,155

Lantry, SD $143,628

Lemmon, SD $144,693

Little Eagle, SD $144,832

Lodgepole, SD $144,304

Mc Intosh, SD $144,371

Mc Laughlin, SD $144,244

Meadow, SD $143,423

Morristown, SD $144,519

Mound City, SD $144,456

Pollock, SD $145,000

Prairie City, SD $143,939

Ralph, SD $144,409

Reva, SD $143,947

Ridgeview, SD $143,632

Timber Lake, SD $143,704

Trail City, SD $143,658

Wakpala, SD $144,247

Walker, SD $144,477

Watauga, SD $144,150

Whitehorse, SD $143,784

Rapid City, SD $139,937

Ellsworth Afb, SD $139,937

Allen, SD $143,759

Batesland, SD $143,819

Montrose, SD $143,938

North Sioux City, SD $142,509

Nunda, SD $144,549

Oldham, SD $144,868

Olivet, SD $144,528

Parker, SD $143,745

Ramona, SD $144,612

Renner, SD $143,275

Rowena, SD $143,178

Rutland, SD $144,422

Salem, SD $144,431

Scotland, SD $144,755

Sinai, SD $145,326

Springfield, SD $144,927

Tabor, SD $144,832

Tea, SD $143,354

Trent, SD $143,899

Tyndall, SD $144,791

Utica, SD $144,539

Valley Springs, SD $143,264

Vermillion, SD $144,572

Viborg, SD $144,247

Volga, SD $144,987

Volin, SD $144,408

Wakonda, SD $144,260

Wentworth, SD $144,370

Winfred, SD $144,441

Worthing, SD $143,490

Yankton, SD $145,125

Sioux Falls, SD $143,142

Vienna, SD $145,248

Wallace, SD $145,160

Waubay, SD $145,092

Webster, SD $145,127

White, SD $145,352

Willow Lake, SD $145,411

Wilmot, SD $145,234

Mitchell, SD $145,257

Alexandria, SD $144,723

Alpena, SD $144,968

Armour, SD $144,670

Artesian, SD $144,946

Avon, SD $144,709

Bonesteel, SD $144,428

Bridgewater, SD $144,335

Canova, SD $144,530

Carpenter, SD $145,304

Carthage, SD $144,979

Cavour, SD $145,171

Chamberlain, SD $144,516

Corsica, SD $144,697

Dante, SD $144,624

Delmont, SD $144,631

Dimock, SD $144,791

Emery, SD $144,574

Ethan, SD $144,868

Fairfax, SD $144,453

Fedora, SD $144,821

Fort Thompson, SD $142,820

Fulton, SD $144,840

Gann Valley, SD $144,217

Geddes, SD $144,488

Harrison, SD $144,596

Highmore, SD $141,814

Stephan, SD $142,443

Hitchcock, SD $145,055

Howard, SD $144,893

Huron, SD $145,549

Iroquois, SD $145,204

Kaylor, SD $144,948

Kimball, SD $144,510

Lake Andes, SD $144,720

Lane, SD $145,271

Letcher, SD $144,880

Marty, SD $145,183

Miller, SD $144,645

Mount Vernon, SD $144,786

New Holland, SD $145,001

Oacoma, SD $144,387

Parkston, SD $144,849

Pickstown, SD $144,942

Plankinton, SD $144,763

Platte, SD $144,516

Pukwana, SD $144,414

Ree Heights, SD $143,693

Saint Lawrence, SD $144,651

Spencer, SD $144,511

Stickney, SD $144,668

Tripp, SD $144,709

Virgil, SD $144,846

Wagner, SD $144,737

Wessington, SD $144,737

Wessington Springs, SD $144,715

White Lake, SD $144,572

Wolsey, SD $145,023

Woonsocket, SD $144,957

Yale, SD $145,289

Aberdeen, SD $145,303

Akaska, SD $144,005

Amherst, SD $145,080

Andover, SD $144,871

Ashton, SD $144,844

Barnard, SD $145,044

Bath, SD $144,998

Bowdle, SD $144,277

Brentford, SD $145,107

Britton, SD $145,488

Claremont, SD $144,957

Columbia, SD $144,783

Conde, SD $144,938

Cresbard, SD $144,580

Doland, SD $145,248

Eureka, SD $144,788

Faulkton, SD $144,568

Ferney, SD $145,466

Frankfort, SD $145,238

Frederick, SD $145,081

Gettysburg, SD $143,211

Groton, SD $145,014

Hecla, SD $145,289

Hosmer, SD $144,557

Houghton, SD $144,675

Hoven, SD $144,161

Ipswich, SD $144,706

Java, SD $144,071

Langford, SD $144,885

Lebanon, SD $143,451

Watertown, SD $145,549

Arlington, SD $145,163

Astoria, SD $145,394

Badger, SD $145,418

Big Stone City, SD $145,628

Bradley, SD $145,114

Brandt, SD $145,297

Bristol, SD $144,998

Bruce, SD $145,138

Bryant, SD $145,347

Castlewood, SD $145,257

Claire City, SD $145,477

Clark, SD $145,364

Clear Lake, SD $145,309

Corona, SD $145,480

De Smet, SD $145,289

Eden, SD $145,031

Erwin, SD $145,198

Estelline, SD $145,234

Florence, SD $145,187

Garden City, SD $145,212

Gary, SD $145,402

Goodwin, SD $145,125

Grenville, SD $144,993

Hayti, SD $145,312

Hazel, SD $145,246

Henry, SD $145,249

Kranzburg, SD $145,790

Labolt, SD $145,140

Lake City, SD $145,273

Lake Norden, SD $145,381

Lake Preston, SD $145,242

Marvin, SD $144,984

Milbank, SD $145,604

New Effington, SD $145,787

Ortley, SD $145,015

Peever, SD $145,210

Raymond, SD $145,282

Revillo, SD $145,227

Rosholt, SD $145,752

Roslyn, SD $144,965

Sisseton, SD $145,298

South Shore, SD $145,028

Stockholm, SD $145,030

Strandburg, SD $145,014

Summit, SD $145,023

Toronto, SD $145,240

Twin Brooks, SD $144,975

Veblen, SD $145,549

Associate Director of Creative Services Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Associate Director of Creative Services roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Associate Director of Creative Services positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Associate Director of Creative Services as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Associate Director of Creative Services

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$214,123	$103.0	50%

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

Understanding how an Associate Director of Creative Services'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.

$128,971

Average $142,749/year

$158,351

$10,748

Average $11,896/month

$13,196

$2,480

Average $2,745/week

$3,045

$62

Average $69/hour

$76

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$158,351	$13,196	$3,045	$76
Average	$142,749	$11,896	$2,745	$69
25th Percentile	$128,971	$10,748	$2,480	$62

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