State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Alaska vs New York
Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In Alaska, $75,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.3% — not 45.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-45.2%
Alaska vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-42.3%
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
New York
Art Directors
- Median
- $137,320
- p25
- $105,750
- p75
- $198,330
- p10
- $80,060
- p90
- $280,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -20%
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.