State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Hawaii vs Massachusetts
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Hawaii, $89,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.5% — not 40.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.2%
Hawaii vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-42.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Art Directors
- Median
- $89,300
- p25
- $63,090
- p75
- $108,780
- p10
- $48,920
- p90
- $154,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
Massachusetts
Art Directors
- Median
- $149,320
- p25
- $101,290
- p75
- $169,710
- p10
- $78,470
- p90
- $218,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.