State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Arkansas vs New York
Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In Arkansas, $71,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35% — not 47.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-47.6%
Arkansas vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-35%
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
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.