State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs South Dakota
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In South Dakota, $66,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 87.7% — not 124.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+124.2%
Massachusetts vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+87.7%
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 Dakota
Art Directors
- Median
- $66,610
- p25
- $61,060
- p75
- $74,660
- p10
- $56,730
- p90
- $85,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.