State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Connecticut
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Connecticut, $71,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 79.3% — not 91.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+91.6%
California vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+79.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Art Directors
- Median
- $137,780
- p25
- $106,470
- p75
- $192,380
- p10
- $81,500
- p90
- $249,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -11%
Connecticut
Art Directors
- Median
- $71,900
- p25
- $69,990
- p75
- $130,280
- p10
- $69,990
- p90
- $161,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.