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State comparison · 2025

Art Directors salary: New York vs Pennsylvania

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Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In Pennsylvania, $97,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.5% — not 40.9%.

Nominal pay gap
+40.9%
New York vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+27.5%
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)
-20%
See full breakdown for New York

Pennsylvania

Art Directors

Median
$97,450
p25
$76,670
p75
$113,610
p10
$65,470
p90
$149,940
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
97.6
See full breakdown for Pennsylvania

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.