State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: New York vs Utah
Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In Utah, $106,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.2% — not 28.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.9%
New York vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+18.2%
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%
Utah
Art Directors
- Median
- $106,500
- p25
- $75,900
- p75
- $132,130
- p10
- $55,230
- p90
- $164,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.