State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Maine
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Maine, $100,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.5% — not 37.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.4%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+20.5%
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%
Maine
Art Directors
- Median
- $100,300
- p25
- $70,470
- p75
- $138,120
- p10
- $39,950
- p90
- $161,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.