State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs Nebraska
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Nebraska, $73,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 73.6% — not 103.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+103.8%
Massachusetts vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+73.6%
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
Nebraska
Art Directors
- Median
- $73,270
- p25
- $60,130
- p75
- $90,650
- p10
- $54,530
- p90
- $102,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.