State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Arkansas vs Massachusetts
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Arkansas, $71,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.4% — not 51.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-51.8%
Arkansas vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-41.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Art Directors
- Median
- $71,930
- p25
- $62,060
- p75
- $82,070
- p10
- $52,990
- p90
- $130,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.