State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: Montana vs New York
Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In Montana, $73,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.7% — not 46.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-46.2%
Montana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-38.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Art Directors
- Median
- $73,850
- p25
- $51,030
- p75
- $83,920
- p10
- $45,700
- p90
- $96,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.