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Art Directors salary in Houston, TX

The median art directors in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $91,570 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,104 a month.

10th percentile
$53,920
25th percentile
$72,250
Median percentile
$91,570
75th percentile
$110,830
90th percentile
$155,220

Based on 310 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$73,249 take-home a year
Gross pay$91,570
Federal income tax−$11,315
Social Security + Medicare−$7,005
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,104
Every two weeks$2,817

Does it go far here?

$92,843Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

All art directors salaries · Take-home pay in Texas