State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Indiana
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Indiana, $105,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.9% — not 30.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.4%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+9.9%
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%
Indiana
Art Directors
- Median
- $105,690
- p25
- $82,960
- p75
- $141,460
- p10
- $61,990
- p90
- $185,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.