Art Directors salary

The median pay for art directors in the United States is $114,850 a year. About 53,070 people hold this job.

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

• Massachusetts $149,320
• California $137,780
• New York $137,320
• Oregon $133,840
• New Hampshire $132,000
• Vermont $129,260
• New Jersey $129,200
• Washington $121,170
• Georgia $110,430
• Minnesota $109,700
• Utah $106,500
• Indiana $105,690
• Illinois $103,550
• Virginia $101,150
• Missouri $100,940
• Colorado $99,990
• Florida $99,660
• Maryland $98,400
• Nevada $98,070
• Pennsylvania $97,450
• Ohio $94,390
• Tennessee $89,860
• Hawaii $89,300
• Texas $88,270
• South Carolina $87,990
• Michigan $86,660
• Louisiana $83,640
• North Dakota $83,170
• Wisconsin $81,130
• Iowa $80,940
• Oklahoma $80,680
• Alabama $77,220
• Kentucky $76,160
• Alaska $75,200
• Montana $73,850
• Nebraska $73,270
• Rhode Island $72,550
• Arkansas $71,930
• Connecticut $71,900
• South Dakota $66,610
• Mississippi $66,020
• West Virginia $63,550

By metro area

• San Jose, CA $170,140
• San Francisco, CA $165,210
• Burlington, VT $153,890
• Boston, MA $151,820
• Portland, OR $145,410
• New York, NY $142,990
• Los Angeles, CA $137,560
• Waterbury, CT $133,680
• Worcester, MA $131,240
• Santa Cruz, CA $126,410
• San Diego, CA $126,050
• Seattle, WA $124,610
• Stockton, CA $123,420
• Oxnard, CA $121,920
• Trenton, NJ $121,540
• Minneapolis, MN $119,020
• Syracuse, NY $118,560
• Savannah, GA $117,650
• Kiryas Joel, NY $117,110
• Hartford, CT $113,180
• Fort Collins, CO $112,050
• Atlanta, GA $111,480
• Portland, ME $110,420
• Santa Rosa, CA $110,180
• Santa Maria, CA $109,500
• Salt Lake City, UT $109,470
• Fresno, CA $109,420
• Atlantic City, NJ $107,770
• Boulder, CO $107,130
• Provo, UT $106,500
• Sacramento, CA $106,390
• Washington, DC $105,990
• Indianapolis, IN $105,270
• Philadelphia, PA $105,260
• Chicago, IL $104,570
• Riverside, CA $104,360
• Raleigh, NC $103,990
• Eugene, OR $103,440
• Miami, FL $103,150
• Cedar Rapids, IA $103,120
• Orlando, FL $102,490
• Rochester, NY $102,070
• Columbus, OH $101,990
• Allentown, PA $101,940
• Ann Arbor, MI $101,880
• St. Louis, MO $101,480
• Nashville, TN $101,470
• Austin, TX $100,690
• Denver, CO $99,990
• Jacksonville, FL $99,670
• Richmond, VA $99,610
• Las Vegas, NV $98,070
• Baltimore, MD $97,460
• Cincinnati, OH $97,360
• Pittsburgh, PA $96,420
• Buffalo, NY $95,770
• New Haven, CT $95,680
• Cleveland, OH $95,420
• Detroit, MI $95,390
• Harrisburg, PA $95,310
• Reno, NV $94,650
• Durham, NC $93,740
• Virginia Beach, VA $93,270
• Hilton Head Island, SC $93,160
• Colorado Springs, CO $93,090
• Houston, TX $91,570
• Milwaukee, WI $91,260
• Tampa, FL $90,360
• Des Moines, IA $90,000
• Memphis, TN $89,860
• Dayton, OH $89,520
• Columbia, SC $87,990
• Dallas, TX $87,810
• Peoria, IL $87,790
• Charleston, SC $87,610
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $87,570
• New Orleans, LA $86,630
• Akron, OH $85,630
• Greensboro, NC $85,610
• Myrtle Beach, SC $85,510
• Baton Rouge, LA $85,090
• Boise City, ID $85,070
• Tallahassee, FL $84,990
• Wilmington, NC $84,730
• Winston, NC $84,100
• Madison, WI $83,650
• Lancaster, PA $83,060
• Grand Rapids, MI $83,050
• Manchester, NH $83,010
• Providence, RI $81,820
• San Antonio, TX $81,730
• Lansing, MI $81,500
• Tulsa, OK $81,500
• Oklahoma City, OK $80,680
• Columbia, MO $80,060
• Cape Coral, FL $79,740
• Green Bay, WI $79,640
• Knoxville, TN $79,500
• Birmingham, AL $78,710
• Omaha, NE $78,420
• Urban Honolulu, HI $77,570
• Fayetteville, AR $76,570
• Chattanooga, TN $76,110
• Lincoln, NE $75,310
• Tucson, AZ $74,510
• Lexington, KY $73,960
• Spokane, WA $73,850
• Asheville, NC $72,710
• Jackson, MS $71,120
• Springfield, MO $70,690
• Little Rock, AR $69,570
• Wichita, KS $53,040