State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs New Jersey
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In New Jersey, $129,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.8% — not 6.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.6%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+4.8%
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 Jersey
Art Directors
- Median
- $129,200
- p25
- $101,450
- p75
- $163,540
- p10
- $87,700
- p90
- $195,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.