State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs South Carolina
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In South Carolina, $87,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 50.3% — not 69.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.7%
Massachusetts vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+50.3%
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
South Carolina
Art Directors
- Median
- $87,990
- p25
- $80,090
- p75
- $129,040
- p10
- $64,380
- p90
- $180,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.