State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs Ohio
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Ohio, $94,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.8% — not 58.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.2%
Massachusetts vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+38.8%
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
Ohio
Art Directors
- Median
- $94,390
- p25
- $77,570
- p75
- $120,430
- p10
- $57,740
- p90
- $148,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.