State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Iowa
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Iowa, $80,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35% — not 70.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.2%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+35%
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%
Iowa
Art Directors
- Median
- $80,940
- p25
- $70,770
- p75
- $106,910
- p10
- $62,990
- p90
- $126,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.