State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: New York vs Ohio
Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In Ohio, $94,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.1% — not 45.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.5%
New York vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+25.1%
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%
Ohio
Art Directors
- Median
- $94,390
- p25
- $77,570
- p75
- $120,430
- p10
- $57,740
- p90
- $148,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.