State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Maryland vs Massachusetts
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Maryland, $98,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.6% — not 34.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.1%
Maryland vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-33.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Art Directors
- Median
- $98,400
- p25
- $80,470
- p75
- $125,440
- p10
- $61,160
- p90
- $175,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.