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