State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Virginia
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Virginia, $101,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.4% — not 36.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.2%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+24.4%
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%
Virginia
Art Directors
- Median
- $101,150
- p25
- $83,480
- p75
- $125,120
- p10
- $64,010
- p90
- $165,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.