State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Montana
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Montana, $73,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.4% — not 86.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+86.6%
California vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+59.4%
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%
Montana
Art Directors
- Median
- $73,850
- p25
- $51,030
- p75
- $83,920
- p10
- $45,700
- p90
- $96,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.