State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs Texas
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Texas, $88,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.3% — not 69.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.2%
Massachusetts vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+55.3%
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
Texas
Art Directors
- Median
- $88,270
- p25
- $75,510
- p75
- $108,320
- p10
- $55,730
- p90
- $172,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.