State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Hawaii vs New York
Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In Hawaii, $89,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.2% — not 35%.
Nominal pay gap
-35%
Hawaii vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-36.2%
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
New York
Art Directors
- Median
- $137,320
- p25
- $105,750
- p75
- $198,330
- p10
- $80,060
- p90
- $280,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -20%
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.