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Art Directors salary in Manufacturing, California

Discrete and process manufacturing across consumer, industrial, and pharmaceutical goods.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Art Directors (Manufacturing) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 19 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $189,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level II — qualified4$161,600
Level III — experienced3$163,625
Level IV — fully competent7$193,461

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Art Directors (Manufacturing) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Apple Inc.Marcom Art Director13$193,461
APPLE SENTITY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTIONS LLCContent Creative Producer2$161,600
Tesla, Inc.Sr Staff Content Producer1$189,000
FuXion Biotech USA CorpArt Production Director1$118,000
NIKE, Inc.Director, NikeSKIMS Apparel Design1$244,466
Zoox, Inc.Creative Director1$163,625

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Marcom Art Director at Apple Inc.
    $199,243
    SunnyvaleDecided Nov 28, 2025I-200-25324-425066
  • Sr Staff Content Producer at Tesla, Inc.
    $189,000
    FremontDecided Nov 14, 2025I-203-25310-381547
  • Art Production Director at FuXion Biotech USA Corp
    $118,000
    Los AngelesWage Level IIDecided May 14, 2025I-200-25127-947278
  • Director, NikeSKIMS Apparel Design at NIKE, Inc.
    $244,466
    Playa VistaWage Level IIIDecided May 8, 2025I-200-25122-929577
  • Content Creative Producer at APPLE SENTITY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTIONS LLC
    $160,000
    CupertinoWage Level IIDecided Apr 11, 2025I-200-25094-832615
  • Product Management at Apple Inc.
    $161,366
    CupertinoWage Level IIIDecided Mar 17, 2025I-200-25069-761867
  • Marcom Art Director at Apple Inc.
    $193,461
    SunnyvaleWage Level IVDecided Mar 14, 2025I-200-25066-755174
  • Art Director at Apple Inc.
    $193,461
    SunnyvaleWage Level IVDecided Feb 14, 2025I-200-25040-678314

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.