State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs North Carolina
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In North Carolina, $90,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.9% — not 65.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.9%
Massachusetts vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+47.9%
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
North Carolina
Art Directors
- Median
- $90,000
- p25
- $82,340
- p75
- $99,690
- p10
- $56,460
- p90
- $142,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.