State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs New Hampshire
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In New Hampshire, $132,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.8% — not 4.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.4%
California vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
-1.8%
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%
New Hampshire
Art Directors
- Median
- $132,000
- p25
- $83,020
- p75
- $134,520
- p10
- $70,990
- p90
- $169,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.