State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Rhode Island
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Rhode Island, $72,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 75.5% — not 89.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+89.9%
California vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+75.5%
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%
Rhode Island
Art Directors
- Median
- $72,550
- p25
- $66,250
- p75
- $107,810
- p10
- $56,730
- p90
- $194,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.