State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Texas
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Texas, $88,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.9% — not 56.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.1%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+36.9%
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%
Texas
Art Directors
- Median
- $88,270
- p25
- $75,510
- p75
- $108,320
- p10
- $55,730
- p90
- $172,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.