What are the main factors that influence a Creative Technologist's salary?

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

How does experience change A Creative Technologist's salary?

A Creative Technologist's salary grows with experience: a Creative Technologist (0-2 years)earns $51,540, a Digital Content Writer II (2-4 years)earns $73,335, a Digital Content Writer III (4-7 years)earns $90,733, a Digital Content Writer IV (7+ years)earns $109,087, a Digital Content Writing Manager (7+ years)earns $126,942,

What are the highest paying states for a Creative Technologist?

Creative Technologist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Creative Technologist roles are District of Columbia $57,147, California $56,930, Massachusetts $56,172. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Creative Technologist roles make?

Salaries for Creative Technologist level roles vary by specialization: Creative Director: $143,855; Creative Lead: $124,617; Creative Manager: $122,569; Creative Supervisor: $92,637; Creative Strategist: $80,292.

How do different companies affect a Creative Technologist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Creative Technologist 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.

Creative Technologist Salary in the United States

How much does a Creative Technologist make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Creative Technologist in the United States is $51,614 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $56,823
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,388 to $54,341
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,541

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Creative Technologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,341	$4,528	$1,045	$26
Average	$51,614	$4,301	$993	$25
25th Percentile	$47,388	$3,949	$911	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Creative Technologist Salaries

A Creative Technologist'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Creative Technologist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Creative Technologist'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): $51,540
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,335
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $90,733
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $109,087
Expert (over 8 years): $126,942

Levels	Salary
Creative ... Level Creative Technologist	$51,540
Digital C... Level Creative Technologist	$73,335
Digital C... Level Creative Technologist	$90,733
Digital C... Level Creative Technologist	$109,087
Digital C... Level Creative Technologist	$126,942

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

District of Columbia: $57,147.
California: $56,930.
Massachusetts: $56,172.

District of Columbia $57,147 California $56,930 Massachusetts $56,172 Washington $55,965 New Jersey $55,944 Alaska $55,872 Connecticut $55,160 New York $54,871

Hawaii $53,947 Rhode Island $53,513 Maryland $53,219 Minnesota $52,817 Colorado $52,662 Illinois $52,610 Oregon $52,414 Delaware $52,270

New Hampshire $52,179 Virginia $51,975 Pennsylvania $51,382 Nevada $51,082 North Dakota $50,984 Michigan $50,829 Wisconsin $50,773 Vermont $50,659

Texas $50,344 Maine $50,324 Arizona $50,293 Ohio $50,257 Georgia $49,782 Indiana $49,544 Wyoming $49,498 Utah $49,426

Iowa $49,395 Kansas $49,147 Louisiana $49,075 North Carolina $49,049 Missouri $49,038 Florida $48,837 Montana $48,729 Nebraska $48,626

Kentucky $48,569 South Carolina $48,362 Tennessee $48,233 Idaho $48,182 New Mexico $47,805 Oklahoma $47,722 Alabama $47,418 South Dakota $46,907

Arkansas $46,628 West Virginia $46,478 Mississippi $46,029

Top Paying Cities for Creative Technologists

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: $65,101
San Francisco: $64,461
Oakland: $63,031

San Jose, CA $65,101

San Francisco, CA $64,461

Oakland, CA $63,031

New York, NY $59,815

Queens Village, NY $59,428

Paramus, NJ $59,015

Passaic, NJ $58,964

Bergenfield, NJ $58,912

Stamford, CT $58,835

Huntington, NY $58,783

Newark, NJ $58,448

Bridgeport, CT $58,344

New Brunswick, NJ $58,174

Vallejo, CA $58,066

Middlesex, NJ $58,035

Somerset, NJ $57,988

Petaluma, CA $57,870

Santa Cruz, CA $57,668

Boston, MA $57,565

Monterey, CA $57,307

Fairbanks, AK $57,271

Los Angeles, CA $57,173

Washington, DC $57,147

Seattle, WA $57,054

Santa Rosa, CA $57,044

Juneau, AK $56,894

Orange, CA $56,724

Anchorage, AK $56,631

Anaheim, CA $56,595

Santa Ana, CA $56,517

Nassau, NY $56,486

Long Beach, CA $56,466

Danbury, CT $56,450

Santa Maria, CA $56,275

Everett, WA $56,264

Bremerton, WA $56,012

Trenton, NJ $55,913

Sacramento, CA $55,893

San Diego, CA $55,867

Brockton, MA $55,846

Tacoma, WA $55,826

Santa Barbara, CA $55,753

Lowell, MA $55,547

New Suffolk, NY $55,526

Nashua, NH $55,464

Lompoc, CA $55,382

Ventura, CA $55,330

Stockton, CA $55,315

New Haven, CT $55,212

Atlantic City, NJ $55,077

Hartford, CT $54,964

Modesto, CA $54,938

Poughkeepsie, NY $54,824

New Britain, CT $54,799

Kennewick, WA $54,726

Olympia, WA $54,726

New London, CT $54,716

Norwich, CT $54,701

Lawrence, MA $54,675

Bakersfield, CA $54,530

New Bedford, MA $54,458

Riverside, CA $54,458

Richland, WA $54,406

Portsmouth, NH $54,365

Vineland, NJ $54,355

San Bernardino, CA $54,313

Boulder, CO $54,169

Worcester, MA $54,128

Portland, OR $54,081

Saint Paul, MN $54,019

Minneapolis, MN $54,019

Philadelphia, PA $53,947

Honolulu, HI $53,673

Springfield, MA $53,493

Providence, RI $53,488

Chicago, IL $53,338

Bellingham, WA $53,276

Baltimore, MD $53,219

Chico, CA $53,090

Wilmington, DE $53,002

Pittsfield, MA $52,951

Manchester, NH $52,853

Spokane, WA $52,626

Denver, CO $52,620

Albany, NY $52,378

Troy, NY $52,357

Schenectady, NY $52,249

Burlington, VT $52,135

Portland, ME $51,955

Salem, OR $51,913

Yakima, WA $51,903

Ann Arbor, MI $51,888

Rochester, MN $51,743

Reno, NV $51,717

Fresno, CA $51,717

Milwaukee, WI $51,671

Detroit, MI $51,619

Allentown, PA $51,604

Carson City, NV $51,599

Houston, TX $51,521

Colorado Springs, CO $51,516

Syracuse, NY $51,490

Eugene, OR $51,392

Gary, IN $51,330

Bismarck, ND $51,330

Galveston, TX $51,330

Springfield, OR $51,289

Medford, OR $51,165

Fort Collins, CO $51,144

Austin, TX $51,103

Mesa, AZ $50,995

Phoenix, AZ $50,984

Dallas, TX $50,969

Reading, PA $50,938

Saint Cloud, MN $50,917

Concord, NH $50,871

Madison, WI $50,850

Utica, NY $50,711

Raleigh, NC $50,669

Las Vegas, NV $50,664

Rochester, NY $50,628

Des Moines, IA $50,623

Atlanta, GA $50,540

Battle Creek, MI $50,525

Salt Lake City, UT $50,509

Lancaster, PA $50,432

Champaign, IL $50,422

Harrisburg, PA $50,360

Durham, NC $50,313

Kansas City, MO $50,308

Kansas City, KS $50,298

Fort Worth, TX $50,293

Boca Raton, FL $50,272

Cleveland, OH $50,267

Columbus, OH $50,257

Pittsburgh, PA $50,251

Richmond, VA $50,231

Indianapolis, IN $50,220

Cincinnati, OH $50,153

Petersburg, VA $50,076

Lansing, MI $49,962

Billings, MT $49,962

Huntsville, AL $49,962

Lebanon, PA $49,957

Pueblo, CO $49,952

Dayton, OH $49,952

Appleton, WI $49,937

Buffalo, NY $49,916

Racine, WI $49,890

Charlotte, NC $49,885

Saint Louis, MO $49,869

Springfield, IL $49,849

York, PA $49,839

Elkhart, IN $49,839

Gastonia, NC $49,833

Benton Harbor, MI $49,833

Beaumont, TX $49,802

Lorain, OH $49,792

Toledo, OH $49,771

Binghamton, NY $49,746

Rock Hill, SC $49,740

Rockford, IL $49,715

Elyria, OH $49,689

Fargo, ND $49,689

Flagstaff, AZ $49,653

Fort Lauderdale, FL $49,622

Miami, FL $49,591

Duluth, MN $49,508

Bangor, ME $49,441

Cedar Rapids, IA $49,384

Louisville, KY $49,358

Grand Rapids, MI $49,348

Hialeah, FL $49,343

Casper, WY $49,271

Scranton, PA $49,209

New Orleans, LA $49,193

Virginia Beach, VA $49,188

Akron, OH $49,162

Peoria, IL $49,095

Sarasota, FL $49,085

Green Bay, WI $49,049

Baton Rouge, LA $49,023

Charleston, SC $49,013

Nashville, TN $48,997

Jamestown, NY $48,987

Davenport, IA $48,987

Tucson, AZ $48,961

Cheyenne, WY $48,946

Saint Petersburg, FL $48,930

Tampa, FL $48,920

Omaha, NE $48,909

Evansville, IN $48,889

Port Arthur, TX $48,889

Bradenton, FL $48,868

Santa Fe, NM $48,775

Orlando, FL $48,724

Clearwater, FL $48,667

La Crosse, WI $48,558

Canton, OH $48,558

Grand Forks, ND $48,543

Tulsa, OK $48,528

Albuquerque, NM $48,528

Newport News, VA $48,522

High Point, NC $48,507

Ogden, UT $48,486

Corpus Christi, TX $48,445

Laramie, WY $48,414

Norfolk, VA $48,414

Rock Island, IL $48,383

Saginaw, MI $48,373

Jacksonville, FL $48,368

Salisbury, NC $48,357

Memphis, TN $48,347

Moline, IL $48,321

Fort Myers, FL $48,306

Waterloo, IA $48,238

Spartanburg, SC $48,187

Lincoln, NE $48,161

Fort Wayne, IN $48,151

Birmingham, AL $48,094

Cedar Falls, IA $48,084

Provo, UT $48,078

Springfield, OH $48,073

San Antonio, TX $48,063

Greensboro, NC $48,042

South Bend, IN $48,037

Winston Salem, NC $48,032

Boise, ID $48,017

Savannah, GA $47,980

Muskegon, MI $47,887

Lima, OH $47,826

Lake Charles, LA $47,805

Anderson, IN $47,795

Lexington, KY $47,779

Augusta, GA $47,764

Greenville, SC $47,764

Wichita, KS $47,717

Tuscaloosa, AL $47,717

Columbia, SC $47,671

Bloomington, IN $47,542

Roanoke, VA $47,511

Asheville, NC $47,444

Knoxville, TN $47,356

Shreveport, LA $47,351

Wilmington, NC $47,284

Frankfort, KY $47,186

Oklahoma City, OK $47,149

Chillicothe, OH $47,129

Longview, TX $47,124

Topeka, KS $47,108

Mobile, AL $47,031

Terre Haute, IN $47,010

Erie, PA $47,005

Altoona, PA $46,979

Melbourne, FL $46,964

Amarillo, TX $46,943

Killeen, TX $46,927

Fayetteville, AR $46,886

Sioux Falls, SD $46,850

Chattanooga, TN $46,819

Idaho Falls, ID $46,814

Gainesville, FL $46,706

Portsmouth, OH $46,680

Little Rock, AR $46,669

Lynchburg, VA $46,669

Youngstown, OH $46,649

Lafayette, LA $46,649

Temple, TX $46,628

Daytona Beach, FL $46,618

Clarksville, TN $46,613

Pensacola, FL $46,607

Hopkinsville, KY $46,453

Charleston, WV $46,447

Florence, SC $46,422

Sioux City, IA $46,391

Macon, GA $46,241

Tallahassee, FL $46,236

Fayetteville, NC $46,226

Wichita Falls, TX $46,215

Waco, TX $46,215

Pine Bluff, AR $46,195

Vincennes, IN $46,096

Lubbock, TX $46,076

Great Falls, MT $46,045

Alamogordo, NM $46,040

Abilene, TX $45,998

Rapid City, SD $45,931

Monroe, LA $45,931

Albany, GA $45,900

Huntington, WV $45,895

Jackson, MS $45,890

Greenville, MS $45,885

Parkersburg, WV $45,833

Montgomery, AL $45,823

Johnstown, PA $45,813

Springfield, MO $45,771

Biloxi, MS $45,746

Sumter, SC $45,637

Columbus, GA $45,632

Twin Falls, ID $45,601

Pascagoula, MS $45,534

Kingsport, TN $45,400

Gulfport, MS $45,384

Alexandria, LA $45,214

Fort Smith, AR $45,085

El Paso, TX $44,945

Helena, MT $44,878

Las Cruces, NM $44,713

Harlingen, TX $44,569

Pocatello, ID $44,522

Florence, AL $44,507

Brownsville, TX $44,496

Dothan, AL $44,414

Mcallen, TX $44,388

Columbus, MS $44,006

Altus, OK $43,769

Lawton, OK $43,671

Pierre, SD $43,485

What Skills Can Increase a Creative Technologist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Insight (Mentioned in 3.2% Job Postings): Insight is the understanding cause and effect based on the identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario.
Copywriting (Mentioned in 2.58% Job Postings): Copywriting is the act, or occupation of writing text for the purpose of advertising or other forms of marketing. The product, called copy, is written content that aims to increase brand awareness and ultimately persuade a person or group to take a particular action. Copywriters help create billboards, brochures, catalogs, jingle lyrics, magazine and newspaper advertisements, sales letters and other direct mail, scripts for television or radio commercials, taglines, white papers, social media posts, and other marketing communications.
Agile (Mentioned in 2.14% Job Postings): Agile is a development process where feedback is continuously gathered from users to create the best user experience.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Insight	3.2%
Copywriting	2.58%
Agile	2.14%

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 Creative Technologist's salary.

Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Content Marketing: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Leadership	$54,195	5%
Project Management	$54,195	5%
Content Marketing	$53,679	4%
Collaboration	$53,679	4%
Initiative	$53,162	3%
Presentation	$52,646	2%

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How Education impacts a Creative Technologist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Creative Technologists enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Creative Technologist with a No Diploma is between $48,703 and $51,278).

Creative Technologist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Creative Technologist

No Diploma 2.3%

High School 5.2%

Associates 4.6%

Bachelors 73.0%

Masters 13.2%

Doctorate 1.7%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.3%
High School	5.2%
Associates	4.6%
Bachelors	73.0%
Masters	13.2%
Doctorate	1.7%

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

Understanding how a Creative Technologist'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 May 18, 2021

$47,388

Average $51,614/year

$54,341

$3,949

Average $4,301/month

$4,528

$911

Average $993/week

$1,045

$23

Average $25/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,341	$4,528	$1,045	$26
Average	$51,614	$4,301	$993	$25
25th Percentile	$47,388	$3,949	$911	$23

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Salary Trends for Creative Technologist

Salaries for a Creative Technologist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $57,270 in 2023 to around $57,300 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Creative Technologist salary trends, .

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