State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: New York vs Texas
Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In Texas, $88,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40% — not 55.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.6%
New York vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+40%
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)
- -42%
Texas
Art Directors
- Median
- $88,270
- p25
- $75,510
- p75
- $108,320
- p10
- $55,730
- p90
- $172,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.