State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Kansas
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Kansas, $60,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 85.5% — not 127.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+127.9%
California vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+85.5%
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%
Kansas
Art Directors
- Median
- $60,460
- p25
- $57,990
- p75
- $96,120
- p10
- $38,350
- p90
- $121,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.