State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Utah
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Utah, $106,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.6% — not 29.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.4%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+15.6%
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%
Utah
Art Directors
- Median
- $106,500
- p25
- $75,900
- p75
- $132,130
- p10
- $55,230
- p90
- $164,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.