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State comparison · 2025

Art Directors salary: Michigan vs New York

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Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In Michigan, $86,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.2% — not 36.9%.

Nominal pay gap
-36.9%
Michigan vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-29.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Michigan

Art Directors

Median
$86,660
p25
$65,000
p75
$121,620
p10
$54,590
p90
$166,880
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
96.2
See full breakdown for Michigan

New York

Art Directors

Median
$137,320
p25
$105,750
p75
$198,330
p10
$80,060
p90
$280,320
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
-20%
See full breakdown for New York

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.