CompensationMar 22, 2018
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Creative agency compensation compared to product development? Give your guess!

Anyone know what the compensation level at creative agencies would be for senior creative developer position or Technical Lead position? Thinking about companies like BBDO, AKQA, Droga5 etc. If not, what would you expect it to be?

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Autodesk Anomalyæ Mar 22, 2018

I expect it to be lower than senior devs

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JH7772z OP Mar 22, 2018

I guess so! I'm trying to figure out if it's less than 160-180 or more.

AKQA zHYp88 Apr 14, 2020

Depends on which city you're in. For a competitive area like SF or NY, $160k is probably towards the top of the salary band for a tech lead at an agency. For a senior creative dev, $140k is probably towards the top. Bonuses aren't uncommon though.

Capital One Sashimi Mar 23, 2018

Likely lower, tech is back of house for creative agencies