State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: California vs West Virginia
Art Directors in California earn a median of $137,780. In West Virginia, $63,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 75.3% — not 116.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+116.8%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+75.3%
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%
West Virginia
Art Directors
- Median
- $63,550
- p25
- $53,150
- p75
- $82,490
- p10
- $45,370
- p90
- $111,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.