State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: New York vs South Dakota
Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In South Dakota, $66,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 69.3% — not 106.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+106.2%
New York vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+69.3%
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 Dakota
Art Directors
- Median
- $66,610
- p25
- $61,060
- p75
- $74,660
- p10
- $56,730
- p90
- $85,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.