State comparison · 2025
Art Directors salary: New York vs Wisconsin
Art Directors in New York earn a median of $137,320. In Wisconsin, $81,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.6% — not 69.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.3%
New York vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+47.6%
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%
Wisconsin
Art Directors
- Median
- $81,130
- p25
- $66,240
- p75
- $106,260
- p10
- $58,470
- p90
- $131,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.