State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs Minnesota
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Minnesota, $109,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.9% — not 36.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.1%
Massachusetts vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+26.9%
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
Minnesota
Art Directors
- Median
- $109,700
- p25
- $89,380
- p75
- $134,990
- p10
- $70,810
- p90
- $177,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.