State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: New York vs Rhode Island
Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In Rhode Island, $72,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 79.5% — not 89.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+89.3%
New York vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+79.5%
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%
Rhode Island
Art Directors
- Median
- $72,550
- p25
- $66,250
- p75
- $107,810
- p10
- $56,730
- p90
- $194,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.