State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs Montana
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Montana, $73,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 80.8% — not 102.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+102.2%
Massachusetts vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+80.8%
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
Montana
Art Directors
- Median
- $73,850
- p25
- $51,030
- p75
- $83,920
- p10
- $45,700
- p90
- $96,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.