Fishbowl users report ACD salaries are between $110K-$190K, with an average of $160K in major cities, like New York and LA. Salary range is affected by city, agency tier, award wins, and years of experience.

I've been told some budget has been set aside for a promotion for me to ACD in Dec/Jan (not guaranteed). It's something Ive been working towards for 4 years and have been doing the same job as the ACDs on our team for the last 2 years so I really want to finally have the title and salary to match. That said, I am pregnant and will be on leave for a year starting in May. I was looking to notify work in early Jan but I think I should wait to see what happens with this promotion. Any advice?

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New job now wants me to have one direct report: Sounds like ACD stuff. Do I discuss salary adjustment? Or should I wait?

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I’m 31, art director ACD but wanting to be a film maker and photographer. I know I’ll have to give up a full time salary at some point. Is it too late to go to LA and start from scratch??

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Anyone make the jump from agencies to tech? Any advice on what salary you’d request for an ACD (or CD) role at a Bay Area tech firm? They tracked me down and have been pretty aggressive about moving things along, so I may have some leverage.

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Annual salary for an ACD?

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What’s an ACD salary in Toronto, Canada?

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I just looked up average salary for senior cw on Glassdoor and it was 91k and for ACD it's 194k in NYC. Is that strange? What am I missing.

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Experienced ACD salary in Michigan?

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Is there a big difference in cost of living between NYC and LA? Moving to LA for a job and want to ensure my salary expectations are in the right ballpark.

I currently make $130k and my rent (shared with my partner) is $2950. We already own a car together so we already have that in our world of monthly expenses, and would be road tripping out there over the course of a month.

Also, I’ll be jumping from ACD to CD, going from media company to small digital agency.

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Anyone know ACD/cd salary at martin or virginia agencies in general?

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What’s the current salary range for an ACD role in San Francisco? (I found some answers in a previous thread, but it might have changed with COVID...)

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Just curious, what’s a reasonable salary for a Senior Art Director? And what should I be asking for a ACD level? The Agency is based in NYC.

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What’s a salary range for an ACD in a large agency in NYC? This position is in their health division

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What king of jump in salary can you ask when being promoted from Acd to CD level, in a big agency? (My salary is currently 180k/yr)

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Salary for SAD and/or ACD in Austin?

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Salary question: what salary range is realistic for an ACD copy with 20 yrs experience?

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Salary range for an ACD in LA?

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ACD, taking Sr. AD role, coming from out of state. What is the average salary in Austin. I feel like I'm getting screwed over. Its a Tech company. Thanks!

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I've been an award winning ACD at one of the top NYC shops for the last 2 years. What should my salary be?

(Looking for a pre-covid salary range)

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What type of total compensation should a Sr AD-ACD look to make when transitioning from well-known creative agency to in-house agency like Spotify or Squarespace?

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Been considering leaving the agency world. What is the client side equivalent of an ACD level writer? What would compensation look like at this level in NYC?

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ACD salary in Colorado?

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Fair ACD salary in Colorado?

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What’s the range for an ACD salary in NYC? 6 years experience

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What do you prefer?

Stay as an expensive ACD (what can be a problem if recruiters think you are too expensive for a ACD) or you accept a CD title with a normal CD salary, but now way more difficult +

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What is a typical ACD salary in London?

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This is a genuine question. Any other places besides WK where there are just CDs and teams? Instead of poorly guised salary brackets nightmare layer cake of CW>ACD>CD>GCD>ECD>CCO>GCCO?

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Recently promoted from ACD to CD, to fill in a retirement. No compensation increase, which is demotivating and feels like a temporary measure. Any recourse, advice, or resume tips?

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First year ACD in LA - what is a fair salary range, please?

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Salary range for first year ACD in LA?

Looking to make the jump to ACD here in Chicago. What’s a fair salary to ask for?

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Salary difference between PR agency VS Advertising agecy in NYC - ACD role

Salary difference in PR agency and Ad agency?
ACD role in NYC

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Anyone have an idea of the salary range going in-house at a company like Apple or Facebook? ACD role.

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If you’re going from senior cw to ACD, what percentage should your salary be going up? Not sure what’s standard/average.

Need advice! Offered promotion to ACD. Currently at $110K. Promotion bumped me to $117k + 15% annual bonus. Does this seem up to industry standards? Should I negotiate for more or is that 👎🏻?

Chicago ACD salary? Thanks in advance.

What’s a good ACD salary in ny? (For Dtc health) Talking to hr tomorrow about going full time and am assuming I’ll get lowballed

What’s a good ACD salary in ny? Talking to hr tomorrow about going full time and am assuming I’ll get lowballed

Does anyone know the salary range in Chicago for an ACD? 8 years experience. Thanks!

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Any advice on how to handle an ECD in charge of your salary who says the only way to get a promotion or even a COL raise of any kind is through winning an award? Not consistently reliable and solid performance. Not keeping the client happy and profitable. “You either win an award, or all ya get is to keep your job.”
And yes, I’m aware leaving is always an option, but eager for any other advice how to navigate.

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Have two offers. How do I tactfully pit them against each other to get a higher total comp? I don’t want to just say something like “best and final offers”... but it’s what I’m thinking in my head

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What do you do with a candidate accepting an offer and sending all her documents only to ghost us a few days before joining? Should we call her emergency number? She hasnt rescinded the offer but seemed to have rather “disappeared” and not responding to emails, text, VM or calls

Hi.. I have cleared all 3 rounds of intrvw at ey gds.. got confirmatory call from hr as well. During the salary negotiations, hr qouted "x" amount, while my expectations were "x+y", i asked the hr to see if it can be increased, hr came back with "x-y" offer qouting that business group has approved this much only. What kind of joke is this!

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