State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs Washington
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Washington, $121,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.6% — not 23.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.2%
Massachusetts vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+24.6%
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
Washington
Art Directors
- Median
- $121,170
- p25
- $82,790
- p75
- $157,140
- p10
- $69,690
- p90
- $215,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.