State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: New Jersey vs New York
Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In New Jersey, $129,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.7% — not 5.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.9%
New Jersey vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-6.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Art Directors
- Median
- $129,200
- p25
- $101,450
- p75
- $163,540
- p10
- $87,700
- p90
- $195,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.