State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Hawaii
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Hawaii, $89,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.3% — not 54.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.3%
California vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+53.3%
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%
Hawaii
Art Directors
- Median
- $89,300
- p25
- $63,090
- p75
- $108,780
- p10
- $48,920
- p90
- $154,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.