Art Directors Salary

Median Salary
$114,850
per year
Hourly Rate
$55.22
per hour
Employment
53,070
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$64,900
25th percentile
$82,480
Median
$114,850
75th percentile
$162,640
90th percentile
$213,050

💰 Art Directors Salary by State

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$60K
$149K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Massachusetts$149,320+30.0%
California$137,780+20.0%
New York$137,320+19.6%
Oregon$133,840+16.5%
New Hampshire$132,000+14.9%
Vermont$129,260+12.5%
New Jersey$129,200+12.5%
Washington$121,170+5.5%
Georgia$110,430-3.8%
Minnesota$109,700-4.5%
Utah$106,500-7.3%
Indiana$105,690-8.0%
Illinois$103,550-9.8%
Virginia$101,150-11.9%
Missouri$100,940-12.1%
Maine$100,300-12.7%
Colorado$99,990-12.9%
Florida$99,660-13.2%
Maryland$98,400-14.3%
Nevada$98,070-14.6%
Pennsylvania$97,450-15.2%
Ohio$94,390-17.8%
North Carolina$90,000-21.6%
Tennessee$89,860-21.8%
Hawaii$89,300-22.2%
Texas$88,270-23.1%
South Carolina$87,990-23.4%
Michigan$86,660-24.5%
Louisiana$83,640-27.2%
North Dakota$83,170-27.6%
Wisconsin$81,130-29.4%
Iowa$80,940-29.5%
Idaho$80,680-29.8%
Oklahoma$80,680-29.8%
Alabama$77,220-32.8%
Kentucky$76,160-33.7%
Alaska$75,200-34.5%
Montana$73,850-35.7%
Nebraska$73,270-36.2%
Rhode Island$72,550-36.8%
Arkansas$71,930-37.4%
Connecticut$71,900-37.4%
South Dakota$66,610-42.0%
Mississippi$66,020-42.5%
West Virginia$63,550-44.7%
Kansas$60,460-47.4%

🏙️ Art Directors Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$170,140+48.1%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$165,210+43.8%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$153,890+34.0%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$151,820+32.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$145,410+26.6%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$142,990+24.5%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$137,560+19.8%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$133,680+16.4%
Worcester, MA$131,240+14.3%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$126,410+10.1%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$126,050+9.8%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$124,610+8.5%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$123,420+7.5%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$121,920+6.2%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$121,540+5.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$119,020+3.6%
Syracuse, NY$118,560+3.2%
Savannah, GA$117,650+2.4%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$117,110+2.0%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$113,180-1.5%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$112,050-2.4%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$111,480-2.9%
Portland-South Portland, ME$110,420-3.9%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$110,180-4.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$109,500-4.7%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$109,470-4.7%
Fresno, CA$109,420-4.7%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$107,770-6.2%
Boulder, CO$107,130-6.7%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$106,500-7.3%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$106,390-7.4%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$105,990-7.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$105,270-8.3%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$105,260-8.4%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$104,570-9.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$104,360-9.1%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$103,990-9.5%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$103,440-9.9%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$103,150-10.2%
Cedar Rapids, IA$103,120-10.2%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$102,490-10.8%
Rochester, NY$102,070-11.1%
Columbus, OH$101,990-11.2%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$101,940-11.2%
Ann Arbor, MI$101,880-11.3%
St. Louis, MO-IL$101,480-11.6%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$101,470-11.6%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$101,300-11.8%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$100,690-12.3%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$99,990-12.9%
Jacksonville, FL$99,670-13.2%
Richmond, VA$99,610-13.3%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$98,070-14.6%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$97,460-15.1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$97,360-15.2%
Pittsburgh, PA$96,420-16.0%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$95,770-16.6%
New Haven, CT$95,680-16.7%
Cleveland, OH$95,420-16.9%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$95,390-16.9%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$95,310-17.0%
Reno, NV$94,650-17.6%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$93,740-18.4%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$93,270-18.8%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$93,160-18.9%
Colorado Springs, CO$93,090-18.9%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$91,570-20.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$91,260-20.5%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$90,360-21.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$90,000-21.6%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$90,000-21.6%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$89,860-21.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$89,520-22.1%
Kansas City, MO-KS$88,610-22.8%
Columbia, SC$87,990-23.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$87,810-23.5%
Peoria, IL$87,790-23.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$87,610-23.7%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$87,570-23.8%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$86,630-24.6%
Akron, OH$85,630-25.4%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$85,610-25.5%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$85,510-25.5%
Baton Rouge, LA$85,090-25.9%
Boise City, ID$85,070-25.9%
Tallahassee, FL$84,990-26.0%
Wilmington, NC$84,730-26.2%
Winston-Salem, NC$84,100-26.8%
Madison, WI$83,650-27.2%
Lancaster, PA$83,060-27.7%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$83,050-27.7%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$83,010-27.7%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$81,820-28.8%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$81,730-28.8%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$81,500-29.0%
Tulsa, OK$81,500-29.0%
Oklahoma City, OK$80,680-29.8%
Columbia, MO$80,060-30.3%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$79,740-30.6%
Green Bay, WI$79,640-30.7%
Knoxville, TN$79,500-30.8%
Birmingham, AL$78,710-31.5%
Omaha, NE-IA$78,420-31.7%
Urban Honolulu, HI$77,570-32.5%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$76,570-33.3%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$76,110-33.7%
Lincoln, NE$75,310-34.4%
Tucson, AZ$74,510-35.1%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$73,960-35.6%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$73,850-35.7%
Asheville, NC$72,710-36.7%
Jackson, MS$71,120-38.1%
Springfield, MO$70,690-38.5%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$69,570-39.4%
Puerto Rico$57,580-49.9%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$57,580-49.9%
Wichita, KS$53,040-53.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.