State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Alaska vs Massachusetts
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Alaska, $75,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48% — not 49.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-49.6%
Alaska vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-48%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Art Directors
- Median
- $75,200
- p25
- $67,230
- p75
- $94,250
- p10
- $60,260
- p90
- $104,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.