State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs New Hampshire
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In New Hampshire, $132,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.4% — not 13.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.1%
Massachusetts vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+11.4%
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
New Hampshire
Art Directors
- Median
- $132,000
- p25
- $83,020
- p75
- $134,520
- p10
- $70,990
- p90
- $169,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.