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 $136,480 for beginners, reaching about $139,789 at mid-level, and approach $146,176 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 Vermont

How much does a Creative Head make in Vermont? As of November 01, 2026, the average salary for a Creative Head in Vermont is $147,205 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $71.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $175,514
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $131,642 to $162,023
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $117,472

10% $117,472

50% (Median) $147,205

90% $175,514

Creative Head Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$162,023	$13,502	$3,116	$78
Average	$147,205	$12,267	$2,831	$71
25th Percentile	$131,642	$10,970	$2,532	$63

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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): $136,480
Early Career (1-2 years): $137,753
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $139,789
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $142,336
Expert (over 8 years): $146,176

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Creative Head	less than 1 year	$136,480
Early Career Level Creative Head	1-2 years	$137,753
Mid-Level Level Creative Head	2-4 years	$139,789
Senior-Level Level Creative Head	5-8 years	$142,336
Expert Level Creative Head	over 8 years	$146,176

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:

Adamant: $150,677
Barre: $150,904
Cabot: $150,572

Adamant, VT $150,677

Barre, VT $150,904

Cabot, VT $150,572

Calais, VT $150,704

East Barre, VT $150,674

East Calais, VT $150,677

East Montpelier, VT $150,778

Eden, VT $150,578

Eden Mills, VT $150,442

Graniteville, VT $150,895

Hyde Park, VT $150,800

Johnson, VT $150,991

Lake Elmore, VT $150,632

Marshfield, VT $150,598

Moretown, VT $151,001

Morrisville, VT $150,983

Moscow, VT $151,060

Northfield, VT $150,817

Northfield Falls, VT $151,522

North Hyde Park, VT $150,790

North Montpelier, VT $150,638

Plainfield, VT $150,617

Roxbury, VT $150,362

South Barre, VT $151,079

Waterbury, VT $151,045

Stowe, VT $151,066

Waitsfield, VT $150,982

Warren, VT $150,700

Washington, VT $150,406

Waterbury Center, VT $151,040

Websterville, VT $150,871

Williamstown, VT $150,695

Wolcott, VT $150,613

Woodbury, VT $150,464

Worcester, VT $150,614

Rutland, VT $150,610

Belmont, VT $150,145

Benson, VT $150,143

Bomoseen, VT $150,380

Brandon, VT $150,491

Bridport, VT $150,508

Castleton, VT $150,409

Center Rutland, VT $150,512

Chittenden, VT $150,166

Cuttingsville, VT $150,113

Danby, VT $150,370

East Middlebury, VT $150,590

East Poultney, VT $150,386

East Wallingford, VT $150,223

Fair Haven, VT $150,277

Florence, VT $150,224

Forest Dale, VT $150,497

Gaysville, VT $149,542

Granville, VT $150,248

Hancock, VT $150,224

Hydeville, VT $150,398

Killington, VT $150,208

Middlebury, VT $150,823

Middletown Springs, VT $150,305

Mount Holly, VT $150,166

North Clarendon, VT $150,386

Orwell, VT $150,370

Pawlet, VT $150,424

Pittsfield, VT $150,295

Pittsford, VT $150,439

Poultney, VT $150,410

Proctor, VT $150,577

Ripton, VT $150,403

Rochester, VT $150,325

Rupert, VT $150,310

Salisbury, VT $150,550

Shoreham, VT $150,422

Stockbridge, VT $150,155

Wallingford, VT $150,236

Wells, VT $150,430

West Pawlet, VT $150,481

West Rupert, VT $150,445

West Rutland, VT $150,353

Whiting, VT $150,428

Saint Johnsbury, VT $150,590

Albany, VT $150,503

Barnet, VT $150,430

Barton, VT $150,487

Beebe Plain, VT $150,532

Concord, VT $150,287

Coventry, VT $150,707

Craftsbury, VT $150,547

Craftsbury Common, VT $150,554

Danville, VT $150,463

Derby, VT $150,532

Derby Line, VT $150,419

East Burke, VT $150,415

East Charleston, VT $150,430

East Hardwick, VT $150,511

East Haven, VT $150,086

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $150,587

Glover, VT $150,442

Granby, VT $149,902

Greensboro, VT $150,391

Greensboro Bend, VT $150,487

Hardwick, VT $150,653

Irasburg, VT $150,449

Island Pond, VT $150,203

Lowell, VT $150,398

Lower Waterford, VT $150,571

Lyndon, VT $150,544

Lyndon Center, VT $150,713

Lyndonville, VT $150,550

Morgan, VT $150,278

Newport, VT $150,622

Newport Center, VT $150,430

North Concord, VT $150,037

North Troy, VT $150,451

Orleans, VT $150,394

Passumpsic, VT $150,599

Peacham, VT $150,296

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $150,604

Sheffield, VT $150,337

Sutton, VT $150,325

Troy, VT $150,466

West Burke, VT $150,425

West Charleston, VT $150,355

West Danville, VT $150,472

Westfield, VT $150,352

West Glover, VT $150,455

Averill, VT $149,580

Beecher Falls, VT $150,550

Canaan, VT $150,175

Gilman, VT $150,836

Guildhall, VT $149,977

Lunenburg, VT $150,304

Norton, VT $149,880

North Bennington, VT $151,553

North Pownal, VT $151,859

Pownal, VT $151,945

White River Junction, VT $150,571

Ascutney, VT $150,641

Barnard, VT $150,229

Bethel, VT $150,322

Bradford, VT $150,479

Bridgewater, VT $150,383

Bridgewater Corners, VT $150,085

Brookfield, VT $150,469

Brownsville, VT $150,386

Chelsea, VT $150,382

Corinth, VT $150,341

East Corinth, VT $150,404

East Randolph, VT $150,433

East Ryegate, VT $150,302

East Thetford, VT $150,488

Fairlee, VT $150,326

Groton, VT $150,367

Hartford, VT $150,962

Hartland, VT $150,434

Hartland Four Corners, VT $150,428

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $150,815

Newbury, VT $150,349

North Hartland, VT $150,541

North Pomfret, VT $150,283

North Thetford, VT $150,485

Norwich, VT $150,455

Plymouth, VT $149,977

Post Mills, VT $150,452

Quechee, VT $150,608

Randolph, VT $150,581

Randolph Center, VT $150,505

Reading, VT $150,101

Sharon, VT $150,319

South Pomfret, VT $150,175

South Royalton, VT $150,362

South Ryegate, VT $150,392

South Strafford, VT $150,355

South Woodstock, VT $150,139

Strafford, VT $150,224

Taftsville, VT $150,620

Thetford, VT $150,488

Thetford Center, VT $150,331

Topsham, VT $150,286

Tunbridge, VT $150,314

Vershire, VT $150,244

Wells River, VT $150,403

West Fairlee, VT $150,679

West Hartford, VT $150,286

West Newbury, VT $150,344

West Topsham, VT $150,406

Wilder, VT $150,970

Windsor, VT $150,496

Woodstock, VT $150,311

Bellows Falls, VT $150,860

Cambridgeport, VT $150,688

Cavendish, VT $150,187

Chester, VT $150,337

Chester Depot, VT $150,283

Grafton, VT $150,223

Londonderry, VT $150,493

Ludlow, VT $150,265

North Springfield, VT $150,790

Perkinsville, VT $150,380

Peru, VT $150,335

Proctorsville, VT $150,212

Saxtons River, VT $150,829

South Londonderry, VT $150,586

Springfield, VT $150,716

Westminster, VT $150,859

Westminster Station, VT $150,869

Weston, VT $150,181

Shaftsbury, VT $151,373

Brattleboro, VT $151,168

Bondville, VT $150,542

East Dover, VT $150,848

Jacksonville, VT $151,228

Jamaica, VT $150,545

Marlboro, VT $151,916

Newfane, VT $150,749

Putney, VT $150,718

Readsboro, VT $151,934

South Newfane, VT $150,802

Stamford, VT $151,825

Townshend, VT $150,613

Vernon, VT $151,630

Wardsboro, VT $150,722

West Dover, VT $150,970

West Dummerston, VT $150,787

West Halifax, VT $151,019

West Townshend, VT $150,410

West Wardsboro, VT $150,413

Whitingham, VT $151,174

Williamsville, VT $150,787

Wilmington, VT $151,082

Burlington, VT $151,495

South Burlington, VT $151,486

Winooski, VT $151,495

Colchester, VT $151,495

Alburgh, VT $150,739

Bakersfield, VT $150,962

Belvidere Center, VT $150,415

Bristol, VT $150,994

Cambridge, VT $151,174

Charlotte, VT $151,289

East Berkshire, VT $150,817

East Fairfield, VT $151,042

Enosburg Falls, VT $150,625

Essex, VT $151,379

Essex Junction, VT $151,390

Fairfax, VT $151,184

Fairfield, VT $151,039

Ferrisburgh, VT $151,121

Franklin, VT $150,634

Grand Isle, VT $151,199

Highgate Center, VT $150,761

Highgate Springs, VT $150,838

Hinesburg, VT $151,286

Huntington, VT $151,172

Isle La Motte, VT $150,926

Jeffersonville, VT $151,072

Jericho, VT $151,253

Jonesville, VT $151,285

Milton, VT $151,325

Monkton, VT $151,165

Montgomery, VT $150,625

Montgomery Center, VT $150,442

New Haven, VT $150,976

North Ferrisburgh, VT $151,189

North Hero, VT $151,039

Richford, VT $150,599

Richmond, VT $151,270

Saint Albans, VT $151,106

Saint Albans Bay, VT $151,087

Shelburne, VT $151,427

Sheldon, VT $150,926

Sheldon Springs, VT $151,297

South Hero, VT $151,336

Starksboro, VT $151,082

Swanton, VT $150,899

Underhill, VT $151,219

Underhill Center, VT $151,223

Vergennes, VT $150,929

Waterville, VT $150,980

Westford, VT $151,294

Williston, VT $151,408

Montpelier, VT $150,880

Bennington, VT $151,664

Arlington, VT $151,130

Dorset, VT $150,542

East Arlington, VT $150,485

East Dorset, VT $150,545

Manchester, VT $150,952

Manchester Center, VT $150,853

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	$235,529	$113.0	60%
Aerospace & Defense	$220,808	$106.0	50%
Healthcare	$198,727	$96.0	35%
Biotechnology	$191,367	$92.0	30%
Media	$184,007	$88.0	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.

$131,642

Average $147,205/year

$162,023

$10,970

Average $12,267/month

$13,502

$2,532

Average $2,831/week

$3,116

$63

Average $71/hour

$78

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$162,023	$13,502	$3,116	$78
Average	$147,205	$12,267	$2,831	$71
25th Percentile	$131,642	$10,970	$2,532	$63

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