State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Michigan
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Michigan, $86,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.2% — not 59%.
Nominal pay gap
+59%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+38.2%
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%
Michigan
Art Directors
- Median
- $86,660
- p25
- $65,000
- p75
- $121,620
- p10
- $54,590
- p90
- $166,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.