What are the main factors that influence a Manager, Creative Services's salary?

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

How does experience change a Manager, Creative Services's salary?

A Manager, Creative Services's salary grows with experience: starting around $115,476 for beginners, reaching about $118,640 at mid-level, and approach $124,855 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Manager, Creative Services?

Manager, Creative Services salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Manager, Creative Services roles are District of Columbia $135,665, California $135,151, Massachusetts $133,349. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Manager, Creative Services roles make?

Salaries for Manager, Creative Services level roles vary by specialization: Creative Services Project Manager: $135,022; Assistant Creative Services Manager: $124,881; Creative Design Services Manager: $122,600; Creative Manager: $122,591; Creative Services Print Production Manager: $108,900.

How do different companies affect a Manager, Creative Services's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Manager, Creative Services roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Manager, Creative Services Salary in the United States

How much does a Manager, Creative Services make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Manager, Creative Services in the United States is $122,530 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $59.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $147,698
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $106,713 to $135,704
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $92,312

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Manager, Creative Services Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$135,704	$11,309	$2,610	$65
Average	$122,530	$10,211	$2,356	$59
25th Percentile	$106,713	$8,893	$2,052	$51

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Key Factors That Influence Manager, Creative Services Salaries

A Manager, 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 Manager, Creative Services Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Manager, 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): $115,476
Early Career (1-2 years): $116,206
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $118,640
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $121,561
Expert (over 8 years): $124,855

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Manager, Creative Services	$115,476
Intermediate Level Manager, Creative Services	$116,206
Senior Level Manager, Creative Services	$118,640
Specialist Level Manager, Creative Services	$121,561
Expert Level Manager, Creative Services	$124,855

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

District of Columbia: $135,665.
California: $135,151.
Massachusetts: $133,349.

District of Columbia $135,665 California $135,151 Massachusetts $133,349 Washington $132,859 New Jersey $132,810 Alaska $132,639 Connecticut $130,948 New York $130,262

Hawaii $128,068 Rhode Island $127,039 Maryland $126,341 Minnesota $125,385 Colorado $125,017 Illinois $124,895 Oregon $124,429 Delaware $124,086

New Hampshire $123,870 Virginia $123,388 Pennsylvania $121,979 Nevada $121,268 North Dakota $121,035 Michigan $120,668 Wisconsin $120,533 Vermont $120,263

Texas $119,516 Maine $119,467 Arizona $119,393 Ohio $119,307 Georgia $118,180 Indiana $117,617 Wyoming $117,506 Utah $117,335

Iowa $117,261 Kansas $116,673 Louisiana $116,502 North Carolina $116,440 Missouri $116,416 Florida $115,938 Montana $115,681 Nebraska $115,436

Kentucky $115,301 South Carolina $114,811 Tennessee $114,504 Idaho $114,382 New Mexico $113,487 Oklahoma $113,291 Alabama $112,568 South Dakota $111,355

Arkansas $110,694 West Virginia $110,338 Mississippi $109,272

Top Paying Cities for Manager, 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:

San Jose: $154,547
San Francisco: $153,028
Oakland: $149,634

San Jose, CA $154,547

San Francisco, CA $153,028

Oakland, CA $149,634

New York, NY $142,000

Queens Village, NY $141,081

Paramus, NJ $140,101

Passaic, NJ $139,978

Bergenfield, NJ $139,856

Stamford, CT $139,672

Huntington, NY $139,549

Newark, NJ $138,753

Bridgeport, CT $138,508

New Brunswick, NJ $138,104

Vallejo, CA $137,846

Middlesex, NJ $137,773

Somerset, NJ $137,662

Petaluma, CA $137,381

Santa Cruz, CA $136,903

Boston, MA $136,658

Monterey, CA $136,045

Fairbanks, AK $135,959

Los Angeles, CA $135,726

Washington, DC $135,665

Seattle, WA $135,445

Santa Rosa, CA $135,420

Juneau, AK $135,065

Orange, CA $134,660

Anchorage, AK $134,440

Anaheim, CA $134,354

Santa Ana, CA $134,170

Nassau, NY $134,097

Long Beach, CA $134,048

Danbury, CT $134,011

Santa Maria, CA $133,594

Everett, WA $133,570

Bremerton, WA $132,970

Trenton, NJ $132,737

Sacramento, CA $132,688

San Diego, CA $132,626

Brockton, MA $132,577

Tacoma, WA $132,528

Santa Barbara, CA $132,357

Lowell, MA $131,867

New Suffolk, NY $131,818

Nashua, NH $131,671

Lompoc, CA $131,475

Ventura, CA $131,352

Stockton, CA $131,315

New Haven, CT $131,070

Atlantic City, NJ $130,752

Hartford, CT $130,482

Modesto, CA $130,421

Poughkeepsie, NY $130,151

New Britain, CT $130,090

Olympia, WA $129,919

Kennewick, WA $129,919

New London, CT $129,894

Norwich, CT $129,857

Lawrence, MA $129,796

Bakersfield, CA $129,453

Riverside, CA $129,281

New Bedford, MA $129,281

Richland, WA $129,159

Portsmouth, NH $129,061

Vineland, NJ $129,036

San Bernardino, CA $128,938

Boulder, CO $128,595

Worcester, MA $128,497

Portland, OR $128,387

Saint Paul, MN $128,240

Minneapolis, MN $128,240

Philadelphia, PA $128,068

Honolulu, HI $127,419

Springfield, MA $126,990

Providence, RI $126,978

Chicago, IL $126,623

Bellingham, WA $126,475

Baltimore, MD $126,341

Chico, CA $126,034

Wilmington, DE $125,826

Pittsfield, MA $125,704

Manchester, NH $125,471

Spokane, WA $124,932

Denver, CO $124,919

Albany, NY $124,343

Troy, NY $124,294

Schenectady, NY $124,037

Burlington, VT $123,768

Portland, ME $123,339

Salem, OR $123,241

Yakima, WA $123,216

Ann Arbor, MI $123,179

Rochester, MN $122,836

Fresno, CA $122,775

Reno, NV $122,775

Milwaukee, WI $122,665

Detroit, MI $122,542

Allentown, PA $122,505

Carson City, NV $122,493

Houston, TX $122,309

Colorado Springs, CO $122,297

Syracuse, NY $122,236

Eugene, OR $122,003

Bismarck, ND $121,856

Gary, IN $121,856

Galveston, TX $121,856

Springfield, OR $121,758

Medford, OR $121,464

Fort Collins, CO $121,415

Austin, TX $121,317

Mesa, AZ $121,060

Phoenix, AZ $121,035

Dallas, TX $120,998

Reading, PA $120,925

Saint Cloud, MN $120,876

Concord, NH $120,766

Madison, WI $120,717

Utica, NY $120,386

Raleigh, NC $120,288

Las Vegas, NV $120,275

Rochester, NY $120,190

Des Moines, IA $120,177

Atlanta, GA $119,981

Battle Creek, MI $119,945

Salt Lake City, UT $119,908

Lancaster, PA $119,724

Champaign, IL $119,700

Harrisburg, PA $119,553

Durham, NC $119,442

Kansas City, MO $119,430

Kansas City, KS $119,405

Fort Worth, TX $119,393

Boca Raton, FL $119,344

Cleveland, OH $119,332

Columbus, OH $119,307

Pittsburgh, PA $119,295

Richmond, VA $119,246

Indianapolis, IN $119,222

Cincinnati, OH $119,062

Petersburg, VA $118,879

Billings, MT $118,609

Lansing, MI $118,609

Huntsville, AL $118,609

Lebanon, PA $118,597

Dayton, OH $118,585

Pueblo, CO $118,585

Appleton, WI $118,548

Buffalo, NY $118,499

Racine, WI $118,437

Charlotte, NC $118,425

Saint Louis, MO $118,388

Springfield, IL $118,339

Elkhart, IN $118,315

York, PA $118,315

Gastonia, NC $118,303

Benton Harbor, MI $118,303

Beaumont, TX $118,229

Lorain, OH $118,205

Toledo, OH $118,156

Binghamton, NY $118,094

Rock Hill, SC $118,082

Rockford, IL $118,021

Fargo, ND $117,960

Elyria, OH $117,960

Flagstaff, AZ $117,874

Fort Lauderdale, FL $117,800

Miami, FL $117,727

Duluth, MN $117,531

Bangor, ME $117,371

Cedar Rapids, IA $117,237

Louisville, KY $117,175

Grand Rapids, MI $117,151

Hialeah, FL $117,139

Casper, WY $116,967

Scranton, PA $116,820

New Orleans, LA $116,783

Virginia Beach, VA $116,771

Akron, OH $116,710

Peoria, IL $116,551

Sarasota, FL $116,526

Green Bay, WI $116,440

Baton Rouge, LA $116,379

Charleston, SC $116,354

Nashville, TN $116,318

Jamestown, NY $116,293

Davenport, IA $116,293

Tucson, AZ $116,232

Cheyenne, WY $116,195

Saint Petersburg, FL $116,158

Tampa, FL $116,134

Omaha, NE $116,109

Port Arthur, TX $116,060

Evansville, IN $116,060

Bradenton, FL $116,011

Santa Fe, NM $115,791

Orlando, FL $115,668

Clearwater, FL $115,534

Canton, OH $115,276

La Crosse, WI $115,276

Grand Forks, ND $115,239

Albuquerque, NM $115,203

Tulsa, OK $115,203

Newport News, VA $115,190

High Point, NC $115,154

Ogden, UT $115,105

Corpus Christi, TX $115,007

Laramie, WY $114,933

Norfolk, VA $114,933

Rock Island, IL $114,860

Saginaw, MI $114,835

Jacksonville, FL $114,823

Salisbury, NC $114,798

Memphis, TN $114,774

Moline, IL $114,713

Fort Myers, FL $114,676

Waterloo, IA $114,517

Spartanburg, SC $114,394

Lincoln, NE $114,333

Fort Wayne, IN $114,308

Birmingham, AL $114,173

Cedar Falls, IA $114,149

Provo, UT $114,137

Springfield, OH $114,124

San Antonio, TX $114,100

Greensboro, NC $114,051

South Bend, IN $114,039

Winston Salem, NC $114,026

Boise, ID $113,990

Savannah, GA $113,904

Muskegon, MI $113,683

Lima, OH $113,536

Lake Charles, LA $113,487

Anderson, IN $113,463

Lexington, KY $113,426

Augusta, GA $113,389

Greenville, SC $113,389

Wichita, KS $113,279

Tuscaloosa, AL $113,279

Columbia, SC $113,169

Bloomington, IN $112,862

Roanoke, VA $112,789

Asheville, NC $112,630

Knoxville, TN $112,421

Shreveport, LA $112,409

Wilmington, NC $112,250

Frankfort, KY $112,017

Oklahoma City, OK $111,931

Chillicothe, OH $111,882

Longview, TX $111,870

Topeka, KS $111,833

Mobile, AL $111,649

Terre Haute, IN $111,600

Erie, PA $111,588

Altoona, PA $111,527

Melbourne, FL $111,490

Amarillo, TX $111,441

Killeen, TX $111,404

Fayetteville, AR $111,306

Sioux Falls, SD $111,220

Chattanooga, TN $111,147

Idaho Falls, ID $111,135

Gainesville, FL $110,877

Portsmouth, OH $110,816

Little Rock, AR $110,792

Lynchburg, VA $110,792

Lafayette, LA $110,743

Youngstown, OH $110,743

Temple, TX $110,694

Daytona Beach, FL $110,669

Clarksville, TN $110,657

Pensacola, FL $110,645

Hopkinsville, KY $110,277

Charleston, WV $110,265

Florence, SC $110,203

Sioux City, IA $110,130

Macon, GA $109,775

Tallahassee, FL $109,762

Fayetteville, NC $109,738

Waco, TX $109,713

Wichita Falls, TX $109,713

Pine Bluff, AR $109,664

Vincennes, IN $109,432

Lubbock, TX $109,383

Great Falls, MT $109,309

Alamogordo, NM $109,297

Abilene, TX $109,199

Rapid City, SD $109,039

Monroe, LA $109,039

Albany, GA $108,966

Huntington, WV $108,954

Jackson, MS $108,941

Greenville, MS $108,929

Parkersburg, WV $108,807

Montgomery, AL $108,782

Johnstown, PA $108,758

Springfield, MO $108,660

Biloxi, MS $108,598

Sumter, SC $108,341

Columbus, GA $108,329

Twin Falls, ID $108,255

Pascagoula, MS $108,096

Kingsport, TN $107,777

Gulfport, MS $107,741

Alexandria, LA $107,336

Fort Smith, AR $107,030

El Paso, TX $106,699

Helena, MT $106,540

Las Cruces, NM $106,148

Harlingen, TX $105,805

Pocatello, ID $105,694

Florence, AL $105,658

Brownsville, TX $105,633

Dothan, AL $105,437

Mcallen, TX $105,376

Columbus, MS $104,469

Altus, OK $103,905

Lawton, OK $103,673

Pierre, SD $103,232

What Skills Can Increase a Manager, Creative Services's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 11.7% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Sales Process (Mentioned in 1.52% Job Postings): Designing and implementing repeatable steps that a salesperson takes to move a prospect from an early-stage lead to a closed customer.
Adobe Creative Suite (Mentioned in 0.98% Job Postings): Adobe Creative Suite is a discontinued software suite of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications developed by Adobe Systems.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	11.7%
Sales Process	1.52%
Adobe Creative Suite	0.98%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Manager, Creative Services's salary.

Resourcing: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Staff Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Prioritization: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Resourcing	$132,332	8%
Staff Management	$129,882	6%
Prioritization	$127,431	4%
Insight	$127,431	4%
Innovation	$126,206	3%
Collaboration	$126,206	3%

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

Understanding how a Manager, 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.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$106,713

Average $122,530/year

$135,704

$8,893

Average $10,211/month

$11,309

$2,052

Average $2,356/week

$2,610

$51

Average $59/hour

$65

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$135,704	$11,309	$2,610	$65
Average	$122,530	$10,211	$2,356	$59
25th Percentile	$106,713	$8,893	$2,052	$51

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Salary Trends for Manager, Creative Services

Salaries for a Manager, Creative Services can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $103,456 in 2023 to around $102,863 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Manager, Creative Services salary trends, .

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