State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Massachusetts vs Wisconsin
Art Directors in Massachusetts earn a median of $149,320. In Wisconsin, $81,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 63.7% — not 84.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+84.1%
Massachusetts vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+63.7%
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
Wisconsin
Art Directors
- Median
- $81,130
- p25
- $66,240
- p75
- $106,260
- p10
- $58,470
- p90
- $131,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.