United States
Art Directors salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$111,040
Art Directors in the United States earn a median of $111,040 a year, about $53.38 an hour.
Median
$111,040
per year
Hourly
$53.38
as published
Mean
$128,100
pulled up by top earners
Workers
50,370
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $133,930 | +21% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $136,850 | +23% |
| New York | State | $136,610 | +23% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $133,550 | +20% |
| Illinois | State | $100,530 | -9% |
| Texas | State | $79,930 | -28% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $102,380 | -8% |
| Florida | State | $93,630 | -16% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $158,690 | +43% |
| Massachusetts | State | $131,050 | +18% |
| Washington | State | $143,490 | +29% |
| New Jersey | State | $126,030 | +13% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $132,340 | +19% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $143,490 | +29% |
| Ohio | State | $92,370 | -17% |
| Minnesota | State | $98,330 | -11% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $79,170 | -29% |
| Georgia | State | $131,620 | +19% |
| Oregon | State | $148,410 | +34% |
| Michigan | State | $86,720 | -22% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Metro | $103,090 | -7% |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Metro | $155,350 | +40% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $89,990 | -19% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $134,280 | +21% |
| North Carolina | State | $89,570 | -19% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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