State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Louisiana
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Louisiana, $83,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.2% — not 64.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+64.7%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+31.2%
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%
Louisiana
Art Directors
- Median
- $83,640
- p25
- $70,720
- p75
- $103,800
- p10
- $56,780
- p90
- $187,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.