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State comparison · 2025

Art Directors salary: Alaska vs New York

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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
See full breakdown for Alaska

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%
See full breakdown for New York

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.