State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Ohio
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Ohio, $94,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.4% — not 46%.
Nominal pay gap
+46%
California vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+22.4%
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%
Ohio
Art Directors
- Median
- $94,390
- p25
- $77,570
- p75
- $120,430
- p10
- $57,740
- p90
- $148,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.