What are the main factors that influence a Creative Program Manager'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 Program Manager?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Creative Program Manager roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Creative Program Manager's salary?

A Creative Program Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $122,299 for beginners, reaching about $125,628 at mid-level, and approach $132,181 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Creative Program Manager?

Creative Program Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Creative Program Manager roles are District of Columbia $136,519, California $136,001, Massachusetts $134,188. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Creative Program Manager roles make?

Salaries for Creative Program Manager level roles vary by specialization: Creative/Design Manager: $133,700; Senior Creative Manager: $133,023; Creative Brand Manager: $127,147; Creative Project Manager: $125,119; Creative Marketing Manager: $123,660.

Creative Program Manager Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Creative Program Manager make in Connecticut? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Creative Program Manager in Connecticut is $131,772 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $63.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $159,937
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $116,154 to $146,514
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $101,934

10% $101,934

50% (Median) $131,772

90% $159,937

Creative Program Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$146,514	$12,210	$2,818	$70
Average	$131,772	$10,981	$2,534	$63
25th Percentile	$116,154	$9,679	$2,234	$56

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Key Factors That Influence Creative Program Manager Salaries

A Creative Program Manager'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 Program Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Creative Program Manager'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): $122,299
Early Career (1-2 years): $123,067
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $125,628
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $128,700
Expert (over 8 years): $132,181

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Creative Program Manager	less than 1 year	$122,299
Early Career Level Creative Program Manager	1-2 years	$123,067
Mid-Level Level Creative Program Manager	2-4 years	$125,628
Senior-Level Level Creative Program Manager	5-8 years	$128,700
Expert Level Creative Program Manager	over 8 years	$132,181

How Do Creative Program Manager 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 Program Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $136,519.
California: $136,001.
Massachusetts: $134,188.

District of Columbia $136,519 California $136,001 Massachusetts $134,188 Washington $133,695 New Jersey $133,646 Alaska $133,473 Connecticut $131,772 New York $131,081

Hawaii $128,874 Rhode Island $127,838 Maryland $127,136 Minnesota $126,174 Colorado $125,804 Illinois $125,681 Oregon $125,212 Delaware $124,867

New Hampshire $124,650 Virginia $124,164 Pennsylvania $122,746 Nevada $122,031 North Dakota $121,797 Michigan $121,427 Wisconsin $121,291 Vermont $121,020

Texas $120,268 Maine $120,218 Arizona $120,144 Ohio $120,058 Georgia $118,924 Indiana $118,357 Wyoming $118,246 Utah $118,073

Iowa $117,999 Kansas $117,407 Louisiana $117,235 North Carolina $117,173 Missouri $117,148 Florida $116,667 Montana $116,408 Nebraska $116,162

Kentucky $116,026 South Carolina $115,533 Tennessee $115,225 Idaho $115,101 New Mexico $114,201 Oklahoma $114,004 Alabama $113,277 South Dakota $112,056

Arkansas $111,390 West Virginia $111,033 Mississippi $109,960

Top Paying Cities for Creative Program Manager

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: $129,682
Oneco: $129,348
Avon: $129,930

Old Mystic, CT $129,682

Oneco, CT $129,348

Avon, CT $129,930

Bloomfield, CT $130,004

Windsor, CT $130,007

Bristol, CT $129,994

Burlington, CT $129,986

Broad Brook, CT $129,281

Canaan, CT $129,370

Canton, CT $129,867

Canton Center, CT $129,829

Colebrook, CT $129,374

Collinsville, CT $129,857

East Berlin, CT $129,787

East Canaan, CT $129,515

East Glastonbury, CT $130,005

East Granby, CT $129,298

East Hartland, CT $128,968

East Windsor Hill, CT $129,906

Ellington, CT $128,999

Farmington, CT $129,789

Falls Village, CT $129,813

Glastonbury, CT $130,010

Granby, CT $129,033

Berlin, CT $129,777

Lakeville, CT $129,923

Manchester, CT $129,994

Bolton, CT $129,826

New Britain, CT $129,737

New Hartford, CT $129,964

Norfolk, CT $129,693

North Canton, CT $129,731

North Granby, CT $128,653

Pine Meadow, CT $129,848

Plainville, CT $129,787

Barkhamsted, CT $129,588

Poquonock, CT $129,906

Riverton, CT $129,429

Vernon Rockville, CT $129,650

Rocky Hill, CT $129,864

Salisbury, CT $129,051

Sharon, CT $130,907

Simsbury, CT $129,815

Somers, CT $127,937

Somersville, CT $127,912

South Glastonbury, CT $129,975

South Windsor, CT $129,956

North Windham, CT $129,652

Pomfret Center, CT $129,515

Putnam, CT $129,441

Quinebaug, CT $129,481

Rogers, CT $129,436

Scotland, CT $129,658

South Willington, CT $129,332

South Windham, CT $129,686

South Woodstock, CT $129,502

Storrs Mansfield, CT $129,581

Thompson, CT $129,467

Ashford, CT $129,355

Willington, CT $129,314

Windham, CT $129,666

Woodstock, CT $129,465

Woodstock Valley, CT $129,412

New London, CT $129,688

Baltic, CT $129,657

Canterbury, CT $129,603

Central Village, CT $129,501

East Lyme, CT $129,730

Bozrah, CT $129,672

Gales Ferry, CT $129,679

Gilman, CT $129,698

Mashantucket, CT $129,666

Ledyard, CT $129,677

Groton, CT $129,687

Hanover, CT $129,656

Jewett City, CT $129,650

Montville, CT $129,684

Moosup, CT $129,438

Mystic, CT $129,681

Niantic, CT $129,723

North Stonington, CT $129,618

Norwich, CT $129,651

Preston, CT $129,651

Oakdale, CT $129,719

Old Lyme, CT $129,970

Stafford, CT $128,784

Stafford Springs, CT $128,848

Staffordville, CT $128,662

Suffield, CT $127,815

Taconic, CT $129,524

Tariffville, CT $129,586

Enfield, CT $127,788

Tolland, CT $129,266

Unionville, CT $129,899

East Windsor, CT $129,113

Weatogue, CT $129,936

West Granby, CT $129,309

West Hartland, CT $129,015

West Simsbury, CT $129,799

West Suffield, CT $127,837

Winchester Center, CT $129,813

Windsor Locks, CT $129,117

Winsted, CT $129,800

Hartford, CT $130,120

West Hartford, CT $130,009

East Hartford, CT $130,110

Wethersfield, CT $130,002

Newington, CT $129,763

Plainfield, CT $129,556

Quaker Hill, CT $129,688

South Lyme, CT $129,809

Sterling, CT $129,314

Stonington, CT $129,655

Pawcatuck, CT $129,584

Taftville, CT $129,651

Uncasville, CT $129,679

Versailles, CT $129,644

Voluntown, CT $129,550

Waterford, CT $129,690

Wauregan, CT $129,491

West Mystic, CT $129,683

Yantic, CT $129,660

Ansonia, CT $132,274

Beacon Falls, CT $131,921

Botsford, CT $134,352

Branford, CT $131,032

Cheshire, CT $130,790

Centerbrook, CT $130,374

Chester, CT $130,374

Clinton, CT $130,941

Cobalt, CT $130,018

Colchester, CT $129,893

Cromwell, CT $129,858

Deep River, CT $130,450

Derby, CT $132,878

Killingworth, CT $130,777

Salem, CT $129,795

Durham, CT $130,456

East Haddam, CT $130,083

East Hampton, CT $130,059

Essex, CT $130,259

Guilford, CT $131,149

Haddam, CT $130,332

Hadlyme, CT $130,152

Hawleyville, CT $134,015

Higganum, CT $130,364

Ivoryton, CT $130,399

Madison, CT $130,990

Marion, CT $130,431

Marlborough, CT $129,978

Meriden, CT $130,084

Middlefield, CT $130,180

Middle Haddam, CT $130,108

Middletown, CT $130,028

Milford, CT $134,737

Milldale, CT $130,221

Monroe, CT $136,082

Moodus, CT $130,117

Newtown, CT $134,276

North Branford, CT $130,994

Northford, CT $130,973

North Haven, CT $130,874

North Westchester, CT $129,880

Old Saybrook, CT $130,311

Orange, CT $131,480

Oxford, CT $132,962

Plantsville, CT $130,213

Portland, CT $129,962

Rockfall, CT $130,034

Sandy Hook, CT $134,159

Seymour, CT $132,344

Shelton, CT $135,658

South Britain, CT $133,450

Southbury, CT $133,404

Southington, CT $129,875

Stevenson, CT $136,371

Wallingford, CT $130,747

Stratford, CT $138,254

Westbrook, CT $130,636

New Haven, CT $130,687

East Haven, CT $130,748

Hamden, CT $130,863

West Haven, CT $130,800

Bethany, CT $131,357

Woodbridge, CT $131,076

Willimantic, CT $129,687

Abington, CT $129,498

Amston, CT $129,822

Andover, CT $129,766

Ballouville, CT $129,386

Brooklyn, CT $129,497

Chaplin, CT $129,608

Columbia, CT $129,778

Coventry, CT $129,697

Danielson, CT $129,343

Dayville, CT $129,349

Eastford, CT $129,440

East Killingly, CT $129,219

East Woodstock, CT $129,487

Fabyan, CT $129,488

Grosvenor Dale, CT $129,489

Hampton, CT $129,565

Hebron, CT $129,846

Lebanon, CT $129,731

Mansfield Center, CT $129,618

Mansfield Depot, CT $129,623

North Franklin, CT $129,672

North Grosvenordale, CT $129,498

Pomfret, CT $129,507

Bridgeport, CT $138,614

Trumbull, CT $137,869

Easton, CT $137,791

Waterbury, CT $131,214

Prospect, CT $131,181

Wolcott, CT $130,452

Bantam, CT $131,684

Bethlehem, CT $131,974

Cornwall, CT $131,057

Cornwall Bridge, CT $131,817

Gaylordsville, CT $133,012

Goshen, CT $130,725

Kent, CT $132,082

Lakeside, CT $131,830

Litchfield, CT $131,212

Middlebury, CT $132,131

Morris, CT $131,615

Naugatuck, CT $131,801

New Milford, CT $133,413

New Preston Marble Dale, CT $132,318

Northfield, CT $130,773

Oakville, CT $131,307

Pequabuck, CT $130,301

Plymouth, CT $130,729

Roxbury, CT $133,314

Sherman, CT $133,568

South Kent, CT $132,386

Terryville, CT $130,399

Thomaston, CT $130,928

Torrington, CT $130,356

Harwinton, CT $130,392

Washington, CT $132,599

Washington Depot, CT $132,687

Watertown, CT $131,489

West Cornwall, CT $130,657

Woodbury, CT $132,519

Bethel, CT $134,170

Brookfield, CT $133,957

Cos Cob, CT $139,802

Danbury, CT $133,976

New Fairfield, CT $133,978

Darien, CT $139,762

Fairfield, CT $138,531

Georgetown, CT $137,424

Greenwich, CT $139,698

Greens Farms, CT $138,451

New Canaan, CT $139,177

Norwalk, CT $139,267

Old Greenwich, CT $139,804

Redding Center, CT $136,116

Redding Ridge, CT $136,116

Ridgefield, CT $134,918

Riverside, CT $139,796

Westport, CT $138,452

Weston, CT $137,884

Southport, CT $138,499

Redding, CT $135,811

Wilton, CT $138,023

Stamford, CT $139,836

Bridgewater, CT $133,769

Creative Program Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Creative Program Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Creative Program Manager positions in Media or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Creative Program Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Creative Program Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$171,303	$82.0	30%
Internet	$158,126	$76.0	20%
Healthcare	$151,538	$73.0	15%
Biotechnology	$144,949	$70.0	10%
Chemicals	$144,949	$70.0	10%

Creative Program Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Creative Program Manager'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.

$116,154

Average $131,772/year

$146,514

$9,679

Average $10,981/month

$12,210

$2,234

Average $2,534/week

$2,818

$56

Average $63/hour

$70

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$146,514	$12,210	$2,818	$70
Average	$131,772	$10,981	$2,534	$63
25th Percentile	$116,154	$9,679	$2,234	$56

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