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State comparison · 2025

Art Directors salary: New York vs North Dakota

Occupation

Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In North Dakota, $83,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.2% — not 65.1%.

Nominal pay gap
+65.1%
New York vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+36.2%
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%
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North Dakota

Art Directors

Median
$83,170
p25
$78,740
p75
$95,260
p10
$53,200
p90
$104,290
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
89.0
See full breakdown for North Dakota

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.