State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Mississippi
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Mississippi, $66,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 64% — not 108.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+108.7%
California vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+64%
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%
Mississippi
Art Directors
- Median
- $66,020
- p25
- $53,790
- p75
- $87,920
- p10
- $44,020
- p90
- $174,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.