State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: New York vs Washington
Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In Washington, $121,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.4% — not 13.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.3%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+12.4%
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%
Washington
Art Directors
- Median
- $121,170
- p25
- $82,790
- p75
- $157,140
- p10
- $69,690
- p90
- $215,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.