State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs Oklahoma
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Oklahoma, $80,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.6% — not 85.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+85.1%
Massachusetts vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+53.6%
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
Oklahoma
Art Directors
- Median
- $80,680
- p25
- $73,900
- p75
- $99,990
- p10
- $62,960
- p90
- $143,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.