State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Michigan vs New York
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
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%
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.