State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs North Dakota
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In North Dakota, $83,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51% — not 79.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+79.5%
Massachusetts vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+51%
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 Dakota
Art Directors
- Median
- $83,170
- p25
- $78,740
- p75
- $95,260
- p10
- $53,200
- p90
- $104,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.