27 Series · SOC 27-1011
Art Directors
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$111,040
per year
Median Hourly
$53.38/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$128,100
average
Employment
50,370
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$61,060
25th Percentile
$80,130
Median
$111,040
75th Percentile
$160,460
90th Percentile
$211,410
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | $148,410 | +34% above national |
| 2 | Washington | $143,490 | +29% above national |
| 3 | New York | $136,610 | +23% above national |
| 4 | California | $133,930 | +21% above national |
| 5 | Georgia | $131,620 | +19% above national |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $131,050 | +18% above national |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $126,520 | +14% above national |
| 8 | New Jersey | $126,030 | +13% above national |
| 9 | Hawaii | $108,420 | 2% below national |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $101,890 | 8% below national |
| 11 | Connecticut | $101,050 | 9% below national |
| 12 | Illinois | $100,530 | 9% below national |
| 13 | Maryland | $100,230 | 10% below national |
| 14 | Indiana | $98,560 | 11% below national |
| 15 | Minnesota | $98,330 | 11% below national |
| 16 | Delaware | $97,320 | 12% below national |
| 17 | Virginia | $95,680 | 14% below national |
| 18 | Vermont | $94,720 | 15% below national |
| 19 | Missouri | $94,000 | 15% below national |
| 20 | Florida | $93,630 | 16% below national |
| 21 | Colorado | $93,550 | 16% below national |
| 22 | Ohio | $92,370 | 17% below national |
| 23 | Utah | $91,020 | 18% below national |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $89,990 | 19% below national |
| 25 | Nevada | $89,710 | 19% below national |
| 26 | North Carolina | $89,570 | 19% below national |
| 27 | Michigan | $86,720 | 22% below national |
| 28 | Arizona | $85,470 | 23% below national |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $85,370 | 23% below national |
| 30 | Iowa | $80,560 | 27% below national |
| 31 | Texas | $79,930 | 28% below national |
| 32 | Maine | $78,200 | 30% below national |
| 33 | Montana | $77,240 | 30% below national |
| 34 | Alabama | $77,140 | 31% below national |
| 35 | Tennessee | $75,820 | 32% below national |
| 36 | Nebraska | $75,010 | 32% below national |
| 37 | Idaho | $74,990 | 32% below national |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $72,740 | 34% below national |
| 39 | Kansas | $69,840 | 37% below national |
| 40 | Kentucky | $68,420 | 38% below national |
| 41 | Arkansas | $67,320 | 39% below national |
| 42 | South Carolina | $66,130 | 40% below national |
| 43 | Louisiana | $66,030 | 41% below national |
| 44 | Rhode Island | $65,270 | 41% below national |
| 45 | Alaska | $60,980 | 45% below national |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | $60,940 | 45% below national |
| 47 | New Mexico | $59,740 | 46% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $170,760 | +54% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $158,690 | +43% above national |
| 3 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $155,350 | +40% above national |
| 4 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $143,490 | +29% above national |
| 5 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $136,850 | +23% above national |
| 6 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $134,280 | +21% above national |
| 7 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $133,550 | +20% above national |
| 8 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $132,340 | +19% above national |
| 9 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $130,390 | +17% above national |
| 10 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $122,500 | +10% above national |
| 11 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $116,410 | +5% above national |
| 12 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $114,300 | +3% above national |
| 13 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $113,460 | +2% above national |
| 14 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $112,400 | +1% above national |
| 15 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $110,340 | 1% below national |
| 16 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $108,340 | 2% below national |
| 17 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $108,150 | 3% below national |
| 18 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $108,130 | 3% below national |
| 19 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $107,300 | 3% below national |
| 20 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $107,120 | 4% below national |
| 21 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $106,500 | 4% below national |
| 22 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $105,920 | 5% below national |
| 23 | Boulder, CO | $105,750 | 5% below national |
| 24 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $105,380 | 5% below national |
| 25 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $105,120 | 5% below national |
| 26 | Fresno, CA | $104,990 | 5% below national |
| 27 | Syracuse, NY | $104,850 | 6% below national |
| 28 | Worcester, MA | $104,840 | 6% below national |
| 29 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $103,480 | 7% below national |
| 30 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $103,090 | 7% below national |
| 31 | Columbus, OH | $102,960 | 7% below national |
| 32 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $102,950 | 7% below national |
| 33 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $102,690 | 8% below national |
| 34 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $102,690 | 8% below national |
| 35 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $102,510 | 8% below national |
| 36 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $102,380 | 8% below national |
| 37 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $102,140 | 8% below national |
| 38 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $102,110 | 8% below national |
| 39 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $100,670 | 9% below national |
| 40 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $100,460 | 10% below national |
| 41 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $100,220 | 10% below national |
| 42 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $100,220 | 10% below national |
| 43 | New Haven, CT | $99,830 | 10% below national |
| 44 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $99,620 | 10% below national |
| 45 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $98,830 | 11% below national |
| 46 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $98,770 | 11% below national |
| 47 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $98,660 | 11% below national |
| 48 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $97,420 | 12% below national |
| 49 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $95,640 | 14% below national |
| 50 | Richmond, VA | $94,990 | 14% below national |
| 51 | Madison, WI | $94,960 | 14% below national |
| 52 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $93,550 | 16% below national |
| 53 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $93,200 | 16% below national |
| 54 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $91,840 | 17% below national |
| 55 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $91,490 | 18% below national |
| 56 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $91,310 | 18% below national |
| 57 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $91,250 | 18% below national |
| 58 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $91,030 | 18% below national |
| 59 | Rochester, NY | $90,330 | 19% below national |
| 60 | Reno, NV | $89,660 | 19% below national |
| 61 | Akron, OH | $88,840 | 20% below national |
| 62 | Cleveland, OH | $88,440 | 20% below national |
| 63 | Jacksonville, FL | $86,900 | 22% below national |
| 64 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $86,740 | 22% below national |
| 65 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $86,500 | 22% below national |
| 66 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $85,380 | 23% below national |
| 67 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $85,370 | 23% below national |
| 68 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $85,370 | 23% below national |
| 69 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $84,710 | 24% below national |
| 70 | Pittsburgh, PA | $83,580 | 25% below national |
| 71 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $83,040 | 25% below national |
| 72 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $82,490 | 26% below national |
| 73 | Boise City, ID | $82,330 | 26% below national |
| 74 | Charlottesville, VA | $81,950 | 26% below national |
| 75 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $81,550 | 27% below national |
| 76 | Winston-Salem, NC | $81,440 | 27% below national |
| 77 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $81,090 | 27% below national |
| 78 | Oklahoma City, OK | $80,550 | 27% below national |
| 79 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $80,480 | 28% below national |
| 80 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $80,040 | 28% below national |
| 81 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $79,750 | 28% below national |
| 82 | Ann Arbor, MI | $79,560 | 28% below national |
| 83 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $79,170 | 29% below national |
| 84 | Springfield, MO | $79,160 | 29% below national |
| 85 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $79,060 | 29% below national |
| 86 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $77,840 | 30% below national |
| 87 | Iowa City, IA | $77,520 | 30% below national |
| 88 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $77,420 | 30% below national |
| 89 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $77,240 | 30% below national |
| 90 | Birmingham, AL | $77,160 | 31% below national |
| 91 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $76,650 | 31% below national |
| 92 | Ogden, UT | $75,450 | 32% below national |
| 93 | Omaha, NE-IA | $75,440 | 32% below national |
| 94 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $75,330 | 32% below national |
| 95 | Tucson, AZ | $74,790 | 33% below national |
| 96 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $74,070 | 33% below national |
| 97 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $74,040 | 33% below national |
| 98 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $73,500 | 34% below national |
| 99 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $73,130 | 34% below national |
| 100 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $72,420 | 35% below national |
| 101 | Lincoln, NE | $72,390 | 35% below national |
| 102 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $71,130 | 36% below national |
| 103 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $70,900 | 36% below national |
| 104 | Lancaster, PA | $69,890 | 37% below national |
| 105 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $69,210 | 38% below national |
| 106 | Columbia, SC | $69,010 | 38% below national |
| 107 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $68,440 | 38% below national |
| 108 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $67,750 | 39% below national |
| 109 | Wilmington, NC | $67,330 | 39% below national |
| 110 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $65,510 | 41% below national |
| 111 | Knoxville, TN | $64,920 | 42% below national |
| 112 | Tulsa, OK | $63,520 | 43% below national |
| 113 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $62,710 | 44% below national |
| 114 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $61,080 | 45% below national |
| 115 | Tallahassee, FL | $58,630 | 47% below national |
| 116 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $56,410 | 49% below national |
| 117 | Wichita, KS | $54,770 | 51% below national |
| 118 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $44,100 | 60% below national |
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