State wages ยท Cost of living
Art Directors pay by state
The highest published median is in Oregon, at $148,410. Oregon leads after cost of living, at $143,580. Georgia has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($111,040).
National median
$111,040
Highest state median
$148,410
Oregon
Best adjusted pay
$143,580
Oregon
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $59,570Higher: $143,580Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Oregon | $148,410 | +33.7% | 103.361 | $143,580 | 1 |
| Georgia | $131,620 | +18.5% | 96.293 | $136,690 | 2 |
| Washington | $143,490 | +29.2% | 107.013 | $134,090 | 3 |
| New York | $136,610 | +23.0% | 107.921 | $126,580 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | $131,050 | +18.0% | 105.757 | $123,920 | 5 |
| California | $133,930 | +20.6% | 110.72 | $120,960 | 6 |
| New Jersey | $126,030 | +13.5% | 108.805 | $115,830 | 7 |
| District of Columbia | $126,520 | +13.9% | 109.901 | $115,120 | 8 |
| Indiana | $98,560 | -11.2% | 93.329 | $105,600 | 9 |
| Missouri | $94,000 | -15.3% | 90.817 | $103,500 | 10 |
| Illinois | $100,530 | -9.5% | 99.958 | $100,570 | 11 |
| Minnesota | $98,330 | -11.4% | 98.621 | $99,700 | 12 |
| Ohio | $92,370 | -16.8% | 92.774 | $99,560 | 13 |
| Hawaii | $108,420 | -2.4% | 109.951 | $98,610 | 14 |
| New Hampshire | $101,890 | -8.2% | 104.165 | $97,820 | 15 |
| Connecticut | $101,050 | -9.0% | 103.61 | $97,530 | 16 |
| Delaware | $97,320 | -12.4% | 99.808 | $97,510 | 17 |
| Vermont | $94,720 | -14.7% | 97.958 | $96,690 | 18 |
| Maryland | $100,230 | -9.7% | 104.959 | $95,490 | 19 |
| North Carolina | $89,570 | -19.3% | 94.326 | $94,960 | 20 |
| Virginia | $95,680 | -13.8% | 101.104 | $94,640 | 21 |
| Pennsylvania | $89,990 | -19.0% | 97.572 | $92,230 | 22 |
| Utah | $91,020 | -18.0% | 98.864 | $92,070 | 23 |
| Iowa | $80,560 | -27.4% | 87.762 | $91,790 | 24 |
| Colorado | $93,550 | -15.8% | 103.052 | $90,780 | 25 |
| Wisconsin | $85,370 | -23.1% | 94.095 | $90,730 | 26 |
| Florida | $93,630 | -15.7% | 103.414 | $90,540 | 27 |
| Michigan | $86,720 | -21.9% | 96.217 | $90,130 | 28 |
| Nevada | $89,710 | -19.2% | 99.979 | $89,730 | 29 |
| Alabama | $77,140 | -30.5% | 88.823 | $86,850 | 30 |
| Arizona | $85,470 | -23.0% | 100.677 | $84,900 | 31 |
| Nebraska | $75,010 | -32.4% | 90.103 | $83,250 | 32 |
| Oklahoma | $72,740 | -34.5% | 87.843 | $82,810 | 33 |
| Tennessee | $75,820 | -31.7% | 91.87 | $82,530 | 34 |
| Texas | $79,930 | -28.0% | 97.057 | $82,350 | 35 |
| Montana | $77,240 | -30.4% | 94.645 | $81,610 | 36 |
| Maine | $78,200 | -29.6% | 97.05 | $80,580 | 37 |
| Idaho | $74,990 | -32.5% | 95.494 | $78,530 | 38 |
| Kansas | $69,840 | -37.1% | 90.068 | $77,540 | 39 |
| Arkansas | $67,320 | -39.4% | 86.937 | $77,440 | 40 |
| Kentucky | $68,420 | -38.4% | 90.159 | $75,890 | 41 |
| Louisiana | $66,030 | -40.5% | 88.207 | $74,860 | 42 |
| South Carolina | $66,130 | -40.4% | 93.749 | $70,540 | 43 |
| New Mexico | $59,740 | -46.2% | 92.212 | $64,790 | 44 |
| Rhode Island | $65,270 | -41.2% | 102.28 | $63,820 | 45 |
| Alaska | $60,980 | -45.1% | 102.359 | $59,570 | 46 |
| Mississippi | Not available | Not available | 86.953 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| West Virginia | Not available | Not available | 89.497 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.