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State comparison · 2025

Art Directors salary: California vs Oregon

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Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Oregon, $133,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.8% — not 2.9%.

Nominal pay gap
+2.9%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-3.8%
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%
See full breakdown for California

Oregon

Art Directors

Median
$133,840
p25
$103,310
p75
$185,240
p10
$89,390
p90
$216,700
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.4
Hiring velocity (180d)
+100%
See full breakdown for Oregon

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.