State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs South Dakota
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In South Dakota, $66,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 65.6% — not 106.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+106.8%
California vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+65.6%
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%
South Dakota
Art Directors
- Median
- $66,610
- p25
- $61,060
- p75
- $74,660
- p10
- $56,730
- p90
- $85,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.