What are the main factors that influence a Creative Head'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 Creative Head?

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

How does experience change A Creative Head's salary?

A Creative Head's salary grows with experience: starting around $148,605 for beginners, reaching about $152,209 at mid-level, and approach $159,163 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Creative Head?

Creative Head salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Creative Head roles are District of Columbia $166,058, California $165,428, Massachusetts $163,223. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Creative Head roles make?

Salaries for Creative Head level roles vary by specialization: Head of Fashion Design: $588,113; Head of Apparel: $588,090; Creative Director: $143,800; Head Of Creative: $141,005; Creative/Design Manager: $133,700.

Creative Head Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Creative Head make in Connecticut? As of November 01, 2026, the average salary for a Creative Head in Connecticut is $160,284 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $77.

However, a Creative Head's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $191,107
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $143,337 to $176,418
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $127,908

10% $127,908

50% (Median) $160,284

90% $191,107

Creative Head Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$176,418	$14,701	$3,393	$85
Average	$160,284	$13,357	$3,082	$77
25th Percentile	$143,337	$11,945	$2,756	$69

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Key Factors That Influence Creative Head Salaries

A Creative Head'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 Creative Head Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Creative Head'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): $148,605
Early Career (1-2 years): $149,991
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $152,209
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $154,981
Expert (over 8 years): $159,163

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Creative Head	less than 1 year	$148,605
Early Career Level Creative Head	1-2 years	$149,991
Mid-Level Level Creative Head	2-4 years	$152,209
Senior-Level Level Creative Head	5-8 years	$154,981
Expert Level Creative Head	over 8 years	$159,163

How Do Creative Head 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 Creative Heads. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $166,058.
California: $165,428.
Massachusetts: $163,223.

District of Columbia $166,058 California $165,428 Massachusetts $163,223 Washington $162,623 New Jersey $162,563 Alaska $162,353 Connecticut $160,284 New York $159,444

Hawaii $156,759 Rhode Island $155,499 Maryland $154,644 Minnesota $153,475 Colorado $153,025 Illinois $152,875 Oregon $152,305 Delaware $151,885

New Hampshire $151,621 Virginia $151,030 Pennsylvania $149,305 Nevada $148,435 North Dakota $148,150 Michigan $147,700 Wisconsin $147,535 Vermont $147,205

Texas $146,290 Maine $146,231 Arizona $146,141 Ohio $146,036 Georgia $144,656 Indiana $143,966 Wyoming $143,831 Utah $143,621

Iowa $143,531 Kansas $142,811 Louisiana $142,601 North Carolina $142,526 Missouri $142,496 Florida $141,911 Montana $141,596 Nebraska $141,296

Kentucky $141,131 South Carolina $140,531 Tennessee $140,156 Idaho $140,006 New Mexico $138,911 Oklahoma $138,672 Alabama $137,787 South Dakota $136,302

Arkansas $135,492 West Virginia $135,057 Mississippi $133,752

Top Paying Cities for Creative Head

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:

Old Mystic: $157,741
Oneco: $157,335
Avon: $158,043

Old Mystic, CT $157,741

Oneco, CT $157,335

Avon, CT $158,043

Bloomfield, CT $158,133

Windsor, CT $158,137

Bristol, CT $158,121

Burlington, CT $158,112

Broad Brook, CT $157,254

Canaan, CT $157,362

Canton, CT $157,966

Canton Center, CT $157,920

Colebrook, CT $157,367

Collinsville, CT $157,954

East Berlin, CT $157,869

East Canaan, CT $157,539

East Glastonbury, CT $158,134

East Granby, CT $157,275

East Hartland, CT $156,873

East Windsor Hill, CT $158,014

Ellington, CT $156,911

Farmington, CT $157,872

Falls Village, CT $157,900

Glastonbury, CT $158,140

Granby, CT $156,953

Berlin, CT $157,857

Lakeville, CT $158,035

Manchester, CT $158,121

Bolton, CT $157,917

New Britain, CT $157,809

New Hartford, CT $158,085

Norfolk, CT $157,755

North Canton, CT $157,801

North Granby, CT $156,491

Pine Meadow, CT $157,944

Plainville, CT $157,869

Barkhamsted, CT $157,627

Poquonock, CT $158,014

Riverton, CT $157,434

Vernon Rockville, CT $157,702

Rocky Hill, CT $157,963

Salisbury, CT $156,974

Sharon, CT $159,232

Simsbury, CT $157,903

Somers, CT $155,619

Somersville, CT $155,589

South Glastonbury, CT $158,098

South Windsor, CT $158,074

North Windham, CT $157,705

Pomfret Center, CT $157,539

Putnam, CT $157,449

Quinebaug, CT $157,497

Rogers, CT $157,443

Scotland, CT $157,713

South Willington, CT $157,316

South Windham, CT $157,746

South Woodstock, CT $157,522

Storrs Mansfield, CT $157,618

Thompson, CT $157,480

Ashford, CT $157,344

Willington, CT $157,295

Windham, CT $157,722

Woodstock, CT $157,478

Woodstock Valley, CT $157,413

New London, CT $157,749

Baltic, CT $157,711

Canterbury, CT $157,645

Central Village, CT $157,521

East Lyme, CT $157,800

Bozrah, CT $157,729

Gales Ferry, CT $157,738

Gilman, CT $157,761

Mashantucket, CT $157,722

Ledyard, CT $157,735

Groton, CT $157,747

Hanover, CT $157,710

Jewett City, CT $157,702

Montville, CT $157,744

Moosup, CT $157,445

Mystic, CT $157,740

Niantic, CT $157,791

North Stonington, CT $157,663

Norwich, CT $157,704

Preston, CT $157,704

Oakdale, CT $157,786

Old Lyme, CT $158,092

Stafford, CT $156,650

Stafford Springs, CT $156,728

Staffordville, CT $156,501

Suffield, CT $155,471

Taconic, CT $157,549

Tariffville, CT $157,624

Enfield, CT $155,438

Tolland, CT $157,236

Unionville, CT $158,005

East Windsor, CT $157,050

Weatogue, CT $158,050

West Granby, CT $157,289

West Hartland, CT $156,930

West Simsbury, CT $157,884

West Suffield, CT $155,498

Winchester Center, CT $157,900

Windsor Locks, CT $157,055

Winsted, CT $157,885

Hartford, CT $158,274

West Hartford, CT $158,139

East Hartford, CT $158,262

Wethersfield, CT $158,131

Newington, CT $157,840

Plainfield, CT $157,588

Quaker Hill, CT $157,749

South Lyme, CT $157,896

Sterling, CT $157,295

Stonington, CT $157,708

Pawcatuck, CT $157,623

Taftville, CT $157,704

Uncasville, CT $157,738

Versailles, CT $157,695

Voluntown, CT $157,581

Waterford, CT $157,752

Wauregan, CT $157,509

West Mystic, CT $157,743

Yantic, CT $157,714

Ansonia, CT $160,894

Beacon Falls, CT $160,465

Botsford, CT $163,423

Branford, CT $159,384

Cheshire, CT $159,090

Centerbrook, CT $158,583

Chester, CT $158,583

Clinton, CT $159,273

Cobalt, CT $158,151

Colchester, CT $157,998

Cromwell, CT $157,956

Deep River, CT $158,676

Derby, CT $161,629

Killingworth, CT $159,073

Salem, CT $157,879

Durham, CT $158,683

East Haddam, CT $158,229

East Hampton, CT $158,200

Essex, CT $158,443

Guilford, CT $159,526

Haddam, CT $158,532

Hadlyme, CT $158,313

Hawleyville, CT $163,012

Higganum, CT $158,571

Ivoryton, CT $158,614

Madison, CT $159,333

Marion, CT $158,653

Marlborough, CT $158,101

Meriden, CT $158,230

Middlefield, CT $158,347

Middle Haddam, CT $158,260

Middletown, CT $158,163

Milford, CT $163,891

Milldale, CT $158,397

Monroe, CT $165,527

Moodus, CT $158,271

Newtown, CT $163,330

North Branford, CT $159,337

Northford, CT $159,312

North Haven, CT $159,192

North Westchester, CT $157,983

Old Saybrook, CT $158,506

Orange, CT $159,928

Oxford, CT $161,731

Plantsville, CT $158,388

Portland, CT $158,082

Rockfall, CT $158,170

Sandy Hook, CT $163,187

Seymour, CT $160,980

Shelton, CT $165,011

South Britain, CT $162,325

Southbury, CT $162,269

Southington, CT $157,977

Stevenson, CT $165,878

Wallingford, CT $159,037

Stratford, CT $168,168

Westbrook, CT $158,902

New Haven, CT $158,964

East Haven, CT $159,039

Hamden, CT $159,178

West Haven, CT $159,102

Bethany, CT $159,780

Woodbridge, CT $159,438

Willimantic, CT $157,747

Abington, CT $157,518

Amston, CT $157,912

Andover, CT $157,843

Ballouville, CT $157,382

Brooklyn, CT $157,516

Chaplin, CT $157,651

Columbia, CT $157,858

Coventry, CT $157,759

Danielson, CT $157,329

Dayville, CT $157,337

Eastford, CT $157,448

East Killingly, CT $157,179

East Woodstock, CT $157,504

Fabyan, CT $157,506

Grosvenor Dale, CT $157,507

Hampton, CT $157,599

Hebron, CT $157,941

Lebanon, CT $157,801

Mansfield Center, CT $157,663

Mansfield Depot, CT $157,669

North Franklin, CT $157,729

North Grosvenordale, CT $157,518

Pomfret, CT $157,528

Bridgeport, CT $168,606

Trumbull, CT $167,700

Easton, CT $167,606

Waterbury, CT $159,606

Prospect, CT $159,565

Wolcott, CT $158,679

Bantam, CT $160,177

Bethlehem, CT $160,530

Cornwall, CT $159,414

Cornwall Bridge, CT $160,339

Gaylordsville, CT $161,792

Goshen, CT $159,010

Kent, CT $160,662

Lakeside, CT $160,354

Litchfield, CT $159,603

Middlebury, CT $160,720

Morris, CT $160,093

Naugatuck, CT $160,320

New Milford, CT $162,280

New Preston Marble Dale, CT $160,948

Northfield, CT $159,069

Oakville, CT $159,718

Pequabuck, CT $158,494

Plymouth, CT $159,015

Roxbury, CT $162,160

Sherman, CT $162,469

South Kent, CT $161,031

Terryville, CT $158,614

Thomaston, CT $159,258

Torrington, CT $158,562

Harwinton, CT $158,605

Washington, CT $161,290

Washington Depot, CT $161,396

Watertown, CT $159,940

West Cornwall, CT $158,928

Woodbury, CT $161,193

Bethel, CT $163,201

Brookfield, CT $162,941

Cos Cob, CT $170,052

Danbury, CT $162,965

New Fairfield, CT $162,967

Darien, CT $170,002

Fairfield, CT $168,506

Georgetown, CT $167,159

Greenwich, CT $169,924

Greens Farms, CT $168,408

New Canaan, CT $169,291

Norwalk, CT $169,401

Old Greenwich, CT $170,053

Redding Center, CT $165,567

Redding Ridge, CT $165,567

Ridgefield, CT $164,111

Riverside, CT $170,044

Westport, CT $168,410

Weston, CT $167,718

Southport, CT $168,467

Redding, CT $165,197

Wilton, CT $167,888

Stamford, CT $170,092

Bridgewater, CT $162,713

Creative Head Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Creative Head 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, Creative Head positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Creative Head as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Creative Head

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$256,454	$123.0	60%
Aerospace & Defense	$240,425	$116.0	50%
Healthcare	$216,383	$104.0	35%
Biotechnology	$208,369	$100.0	30%
Media	$200,355	$96.0	25%

Creative Head Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Creative Head'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.

$143,337

Average $160,284/year

$176,418

$11,945

Average $13,357/month

$14,701

$2,756

Average $3,082/week

$3,393

$69

Average $77/hour

$85

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$176,418	$14,701	$3,393	$85
Average	$160,284	$13,357	$3,082	$77
25th Percentile	$143,337	$11,945	$2,756	$69

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