State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Oklahoma
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Oklahoma, $80,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.4% — not 70.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.8%
California vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+35.4%
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%
Oklahoma
Art Directors
- Median
- $80,680
- p25
- $73,900
- p75
- $99,990
- p10
- $62,960
- p90
- $143,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.