State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs Utah
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Utah, $106,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.1% — not 40.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.2%
Massachusetts vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+31.1%
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
Utah
Art Directors
- Median
- $106,500
- p25
- $75,900
- p75
- $132,130
- p10
- $55,230
- p90
- $164,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.