State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: New York vs South Carolina
Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In South Carolina, $87,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.5% — not 56.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.1%
New York vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+35.5%
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%
South Carolina
Art Directors
- Median
- $87,990
- p25
- $80,090
- p75
- $129,040
- p10
- $64,380
- p90
- $180,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.