State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Alabama vs Massachusetts
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Alabama, $77,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.4% — not 48.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-48.3%
Alabama vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-38.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Art Directors
- Median
- $77,220
- p25
- $66,190
- p75
- $98,240
- p10
- $56,540
- p90
- $131,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Massachusetts
Art Directors
- Median
- $149,320
- p25
- $101,290
- p75
- $169,710
- p10
- $78,470
- p90
- $218,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.