State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Louisiana vs Massachusetts
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Louisiana, $83,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.8% — not 44%.
Nominal pay gap
-44%
Louisiana vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-32.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Art Directors
- Median
- $83,640
- p25
- $70,720
- p75
- $103,800
- p10
- $56,780
- p90
- $187,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.