State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs Mississippi
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Mississippi, $66,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 86% — not 126.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+126.2%
Massachusetts vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+86%
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
Mississippi
Art Directors
- Median
- $66,020
- p25
- $53,790
- p75
- $87,920
- p10
- $44,020
- p90
- $174,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.