State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs Virginia
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Virginia, $101,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.1% — not 47.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.6%
Massachusetts vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+41.1%
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
Virginia
Art Directors
- Median
- $101,150
- p25
- $83,480
- p75
- $125,120
- p10
- $64,010
- p90
- $165,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.