State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Nevada
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Nevada, $98,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.9% — not 40.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.5%
California vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+26.9%
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%
Nevada
Art Directors
- Median
- $98,070
- p25
- $70,130
- p75
- $128,170
- p10
- $60,000
- p90
- $185,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.