Art Directors Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 176 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Art Directors

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $170,760850
San Francisco, CA $158,6902,050
Portland, OR-WA $155,350900
Burlington, VT $153,89050
Oregon $148,4101,040
Seattle, WA $143,4901,460

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $60,98040
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $77,16080
      Alabama $77,140170
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $70,90070
      Arkansas $67,320140
      Little Rock, AR $65,51040
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $91,250310
      Arizona $85,470370
      Tucson, AZ $74,79030
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $170,760850
      San Francisco, CA $158,6902,050
      California $133,93012,540
      Los Angeles, CA $133,5506,930
      Santa Maria, CA $122,50050
      Santa Rosa, CA $114,30050
      Stockton, CA $113,46030
      San Diego, CA $112,400860
      Riverside, CA $108,340330
      San Luis Obispo, CA $108,15030
      Oxnard, CA $107,30080
      Santa Cruz, CA $106,50030
      Fresno, CA $104,99070
      Sacramento, CA $103,480260
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $105,750100
      Colorado $93,550680
      Denver, CO $93,550420
      Colorado Springs, CO $93,09050
      Fort Collins, CO $79,06040
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Waterbury, CT $110,34080
      Bridgeport, CT $105,120290
      Connecticut $101,050680
      Hartford, CT $100,220160
      New Haven, CT $99,83080
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $108,130770
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $97,32040
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Orlando, FL $102,690570
      Miami, FL $100,670760
      Florida $93,6302,240
      Jacksonville, FL $86,90090
      Tampa, FL $85,370260
      Palm Bay, FL $77,24040
      Cape Coral, FL $71,13030
      North Port, FL $67,75050
      Tallahassee, FL $58,63040
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $134,280880
      Georgia $131,6201,050
      Savannah, GA $117,65040
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $108,42040
      Urban Honolulu, HI $102,14030
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cedar Rapids, IA $102,69040
      Iowa $80,560370
      Iowa City, IA $77,52030
      Des Moines, IA $74,040190
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $82,330110
      Idaho $74,990220
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $102,3802,260
      Illinois $100,5302,750
      Peoria, IL $87,79030
      Champaign, IL $81,55040
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $102,950190
      Indiana $98,560320
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $69,840360
      Wichita, KS $54,77070
      Kansas $44,10040
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $79,750130
      Kentucky $68,420290
      Lexington, KY $62,71050
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $85,09040
      New Orleans, LA $68,44060
      Louisiana $66,030130
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $132,3401,490
      Massachusetts $131,0501,810
      Worcester, MA $104,840100
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $100,230430
      Baltimore, MD $95,640180
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $80,48030
      Maine $78,20080
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lansing, MI $107,120—
      Detroit, MI $91,490640
      Michigan $86,7201,020
      Grand Rapids, MI $82,49080
      Ann Arbor, MI $79,56040
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $103,090930
      Minnesota $98,3301,120
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $98,660420
      Missouri $94,000740
      Kansas City, MO-KS $91,840370
      Columbia, MO $80,06030
      Springfield, MO $79,16040
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $71,12030
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $77,24050
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Raleigh, NC $100,460190
      Charlotte, NC-SC $100,220250
      Durham, NC $93,20090
      North Carolina $89,570880
      Winston, NC $81,44030
      Greensboro, NC $81,09070
      Western North Carolina $75,33030
      Asheville, NC $72,71050
      Wilmington, NC $67,33050
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $75,44090
      Nebraska $75,010150
      Lincoln, NE $72,39040
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $101,890120
      Manchester, NH $77,42040
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $126,0301,620
      Trenton, NJ $116,41090
      Atlantic City, NJ $107,77050
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Mexico $59,74050
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $91,030170
      Nevada $89,710230
      Reno, NV $89,66050
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $136,8508,760
      New York $136,6108,300
      Kiryas Joel, NY $105,920—
      Albany, NY $105,38090
      Syracuse, NY $104,85050
      Buffalo, NY $102,110100
      Rochester, NY $90,330160
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Youngstown, OH $130,39040
      Columbus, OH $102,960250
      Ohio $92,3701,140
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $91,310280
      Akron, OH $88,84050
      Cleveland, OH $88,440210
      Dayton, OH $86,50050
      Canton, OH $76,65030
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $80,55070
      Oklahoma $72,740190
      Tulsa, OK $63,52090
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $155,350900
      Oregon $148,4101,040
      Eugene, OR $102,51040
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $126,520—
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $98,830570
      Pennsylvania $89,990890
      Harrisburg, PA $86,74050
      Pittsburgh, PA $83,580120
      Allentown, PA-NJ $83,04050
      Lancaster, PA $69,89050
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $61,080100
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $69,210150
      Rhode Island $65,270110
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hilton Head Island, SC $93,16030
      Myrtle Beach, SC $85,51040
      Greenville, SC $73,13090
      Columbia, SC $69,01040
      South Carolina $66,130340
      Charleston, SC $56,410130
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $80,040390
      Tennessee $75,820750
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $74,07060
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $72,420110
      Knoxville, TN $64,92080
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $99,620500
      Texas $79,9302,690
      Dallas, TX $79,1701,110
      Houston, TX $77,840390
      San Antonio, TX $73,500140
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $98,770220
      Provo, UT $97,42080
      Utah $91,020400
      Ogden, UT $75,45040
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $95,680860
      Richmond, VA $94,990180
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $84,710130
      Charlottesville, VA $81,95040
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $153,89050
      Vermont $94,72040
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $143,4901,460
      Washington $143,4901,740
      Spokane, WA $85,37050
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $94,960110
      Milwaukee, WI $85,380240
      Wisconsin $85,370580
      Green Bay, WI $79,64030