State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: New York vs Oklahoma
Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In Oklahoma, $80,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.5% — not 70.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.2%
New York vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+38.5%
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)
- -42%
Oklahoma
Art Directors
- Median
- $80,680
- p25
- $73,900
- p75
- $99,990
- p10
- $62,960
- p90
- $143,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.