State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs West Virginia
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In West Virginia, $63,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 98.8% — not 135%.
Nominal pay gap
+135%
Massachusetts vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+98.8%
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
West Virginia
Art Directors
- Median
- $63,550
- p25
- $53,150
- p75
- $82,490
- p10
- $45,370
- p90
- $111,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.