State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: New York vs North Carolina
Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In North Carolina, $90,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.3% — not 52.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.6%
New York vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+33.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
North Carolina
Art Directors
- Median
- $90,000
- p25
- $82,340
- p75
- $99,690
- p10
- $56,460
- p90
- $142,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.