State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs Michigan
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Michigan, $86,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.7% — not 72.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.3%
Massachusetts vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+56.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Michigan
Art Directors
- Median
- $86,660
- p25
- $65,000
- p75
- $121,620
- p10
- $54,590
- p90
- $166,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.