State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs New Jersey
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In New Jersey, $129,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 15.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.6%
Massachusetts vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+18.8%
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
New Jersey
Art Directors
- Median
- $129,200
- p25
- $101,450
- p75
- $163,540
- p10
- $87,700
- p90
- $195,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.