State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Georgia
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Georgia, $110,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.5% — not 24.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.8%
California vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+8.5%
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%
Georgia
Art Directors
- Median
- $110,430
- p25
- $52,900
- p75
- $157,750
- p10
- $49,990
- p90
- $198,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.