State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Minnesota
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Minnesota, $109,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.9% — not 25.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.6%
California vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+11.9%
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%
Minnesota
Art Directors
- Median
- $109,700
- p25
- $89,380
- p75
- $134,990
- p10
- $70,810
- p90
- $177,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.