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