State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs Washington
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In Washington, $121,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.9% — not 13.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.7%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+9.9%
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%
Washington
Art Directors
- Median
- $121,170
- p25
- $82,790
- p75
- $157,140
- p10
- $69,690
- p90
- $215,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.