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Creative & Media Salaries (2025)
✓ Sourced directly from ONS ASHE & BLS OES · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · First published: 2026-08-25 · Last updated: 2026-10-25
✓ ONS & BLS Verified Rates — Updated July 2026
ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional) · BLS OES May 2025
39 job titles, sorted by UK median salary.
Creative & Media pay at a glance
In the UK, the 10 creative & media occupations with ONS data have median pay ranging from £30,396 (Photographers, Audio-Visual and Broadcasting Equipment Operators) to £42,169 (Newspaper and Periodical Journalists and Reporters); the average of those medians is about £35,586.
In the US, the 34 occupations with BLS data range from $37,360 (Floral Designers) to $114,850 (Art Directors), averaging about $68,061.
These are unweighted averages of the occupation medians listed below, not official category-wide figures, and UK and US figures are never converted or combined.
| Job title | UK median | US median |
|---|
| Art Directors (US) |
— |
$114,850 |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators (US) |
— |
$102,030 |
| Technical Writers (US) |
— |
$90,390 |
| Producers and Directors (US) |
— |
$90,360 |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers (US) |
— |
$83,910 |
| Fashion Designers (US) |
— |
$80,960 |
| Editors (US) |
— |
$77,920 |
| Film and Video Editors (US) |
— |
$75,420 |
| Set and Exhibit Designers (US) |
— |
$75,240 |
| Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film (US) |
— |
$74,990 |
| Music Directors and Composers (US) |
— |
$73,710 |
| Media and Communication Workers, All Other (US) |
— |
$73,620 |
| Sound Engineering Technicians (US) |
— |
$73,130 |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners (US) |
— |
$72,420 |
| Artists and Related Workers, All Other (US) |
— |
$71,240 |
| Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other (US) |
— |
$70,720 |
| Lighting Technicians (US) |
— |
$68,060 |
| Athletes and Sports Competitors (US) |
— |
$66,710 |
| Designers, All Other (US) |
— |
$64,950 |
| Interpreters and Translators (US) |
— |
$60,170 |
| Broadcast Technicians (US) |
— |
$59,570 |
| Audio and Video Technicians (US) |
— |
$58,100 |
| Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators (US) |
— |
$55,490 |
| Choreographers (US) |
— |
$55,310 |
| Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys (US) |
— |
$47,340 |
| Craft Artists (US) |
— |
$46,080 |
| Newspaper and Periodical Journalists and Reporters |
£42,169 |
$62,200 |
| Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials (US) |
— |
$40,710 |
| Arts Officers, Producers and Directors |
£39,643 |
— |
| Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers (US) |
— |
$39,390 |
| Floral Designers (US) |
— |
$37,360 |
| Design Occupations N.E.C. |
£37,017 |
— |
| Authors, Writers and Translators |
£36,865 |
$76,910 |
| Clothing, Fashion and Accessories Designers |
£36,731 |
— |
| Production, Factory and Assembly Supervisors |
£35,092 |
— |
| Interior Designers |
£34,962 |
$67,190 |
| Vehicle and Parts Salespersons and Advisers |
£31,750 |
— |
| Graphic and Multimedia Designers |
£31,236 |
$62,960 |
| Photographers, Audio-Visual and Broadcasting Equipment Operators |
£30,396 |
$44,660 |
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Figures are gross annual pay before tax, for reference only. Sources: ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional), BLS OES May 2025.
Data: ONS ASHE Table 14/15, 2025 provisional · BLS OES, May 2025 · Page built 2026-10-25