State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Illinois vs Massachusetts
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Illinois, $103,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.6% — not 30.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.7%
Illinois vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-26.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Art Directors
- Median
- $103,550
- p25
- $79,820
- p75
- $134,680
- p10
- $69,200
- p90
- $172,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.