State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Florida
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Florida, $99,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.1% — not 38.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.3%
California vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+29.1%
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%
Florida
Art Directors
- Median
- $99,660
- p25
- $73,680
- p75
- $126,200
- p10
- $56,780
- p90
- $163,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.