State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Delaware
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Delaware, $97,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.6% — not 41.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.6%
California vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
+27.6%
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%
Delaware
Art Directors
- Median
- $97,320
- p25
- $85,400
- p75
- $103,590
- p10
- $78,140
- p90
- $127,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.