State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs Rhode Island
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Rhode Island, $72,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 99% — not 105.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+105.8%
Massachusetts vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+99%
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
Rhode Island
Art Directors
- Median
- $72,550
- p25
- $66,250
- p75
- $107,810
- p10
- $56,730
- p90
- $194,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.