State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs North Dakota
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In North Dakota, $83,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.2% — not 65.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.7%
California vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+33.2%
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%
North Dakota
Art Directors
- Median
- $83,170
- p25
- $78,740
- p75
- $95,260
- p10
- $53,200
- p90
- $104,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.