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Art Directors Salary by City
Art Directors Salary by City (2026)
116 metro areas · National average: $102,282 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Art Directors salaries across 116 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $172,310
$170,760
$107,750
N/A
San Francisco, CA $166,090
$158,690
$88,390
N/A
Seattle, WA $159,210
$143,490
$77,150
N/A
New York, NY $156,460
$136,850
$80,760
N/A
Portland, OR $155,450
$155,350
$82,030
$218,480
Los Angeles, CA $150,430
$133,550
$77,940
$230,230
Boston, MA $145,690
$132,340
$73,490
$221,860
Kiryas Joel, NY $140,130
$105,920
$59,380
N/A
San Luis Obispo, CA $132,600
$108,150
$65,360
$209,400
Atlanta, GA $131,640
$134,280
$66,930
$184,990
Santa Maria, CA $129,670
$122,500
$58,130
$206,840
Riverside, CA $128,600
$108,340
$62,620
$209,710
San Diego, CA $127,430
$112,400
$70,640
$208,280
Indianapolis, IN $126,360
$102,950
$59,990
N/A
Worcester, MA $126,290
$104,840
$60,070
N/A
Trenton, NJ $124,160
$116,410
$65,630
$191,090
Austin, TX $123,840
$99,620
$62,120
$208,000
Youngstown, OH $122,910
$130,390
$79,780
$130,390
Oxnard, CA $122,700
$107,300
$55,130
$212,270
Stockton, CA $122,670
$113,460
$50,530
$211,710
Santa Cruz, CA $122,500
$106,500
$68,820
$201,600
Syracuse, NY $121,670
$104,850
$57,990
$210,020
Fresno, CA $120,880
$104,990
$50,730
$194,550
Albany, NY $118,570
$105,380
$68,660
$163,360
Santa Rosa, CA $118,160
$114,300
$48,210
$177,780
Waterbury, CT $117,800
$110,340
$72,680
$173,450
Washington, DC $116,290
$108,130
$66,560
$168,830
Sacramento, CA $115,170
$103,480
$48,210
$189,990
Minneapolis, MN $114,310
$103,090
$68,840
$175,240
Chicago, IL $113,990
$102,380
$71,140
$169,540
Bridgeport, CT $113,380
$105,120
$63,860
$163,880
Buffalo, NY $113,310
$102,110
$60,930
$178,030
Denver, CO $112,690
$93,550
$67,600
$172,270
Nashville, TN $112,430
$80,040
$45,230
$171,970
Boulder, CO $112,270
$105,750
$70,370
$163,940
Philadelphia, PA $111,010
$98,830
$65,480
$167,310
Durham, NC $110,190
$93,200
$24,960
$234,580
Madison, WI $109,490
$94,960
$70,440
$149,510
Charlotte, NC $109,230
$100,220
$62,730
$166,930
Raleigh, NC $107,610
$100,460
$22,730
$175,910
Miami, FL $107,100
$100,670
$53,990
$175,990
Las Vegas, NV $106,350
$91,030
$62,680
$175,990
Columbus, OH $106,030
$102,960
$60,260
$153,030
Boise City, ID $106,000
$82,330
$25,330
$189,480
Lansing, MI $105,160
$107,120
$57,700
$169,710
New Haven, CT $104,960
$99,830
$61,470
$150,220
Baltimore, MD $104,560
$95,640
$58,310
$167,060
St. Louis, MO $102,850
$98,660
$57,580
$164,040
Winston, NC $102,560
$81,440
$44,070
$154,200
Rochester, NY $102,300
$90,330
$49,050
$175,620
Orlando, FL $102,170
$102,690
$57,270
$159,820
Detroit, MI $101,790
$91,490
$57,860
$170,940
Spokane, WA $101,730
$85,370
$57,950
$174,560
Phoenix, AZ $101,700
$91,250
$62,280
$163,760
Providence, RI $100,450
$69,210
$57,930
$216,260
Eugene, OR $99,920
$102,510
$70,870
$140,030
Reno, NV $99,910
$89,660
$46,380
$182,000
Cleveland, OH $99,450
$88,440
$55,480
$148,500
Hartford, CT $99,330
$100,220
$61,430
$145,020
Urban Honolulu, HI $98,530
$102,140
$59,990
$119,660
Salt Lake City, UT $97,850
$98,770
$51,220
$138,390
Richmond, VA $97,830
$94,990
$70,220
$118,740
Harrisburg, PA $97,780
$86,740
$53,420
$145,180
Allentown, PA $97,560
$83,040
$56,790
$157,240
Fort Collins, CO $97,530
$79,060
$73,060
$132,550
Milwaukee, WI $95,540
$85,380
$54,890
$148,900
Provo, UT $95,150
$97,420
$52,310
$132,040
Cedar Rapids, IA $93,970
$102,690
$63,310
$114,360
Kansas City, MO $93,590
$91,840
$54,590
$132,280
Ann Arbor, MI $93,390
$79,560
$55,060
$137,630
Tampa, FL $93,160
$85,370
$52,400
$144,890
Greensboro, NC $92,040
$81,090
$38,000
$155,300
Cincinnati, OH $91,740
$91,310
$57,180
$124,990
Jacksonville, FL $91,660
$86,900
$35,780
$140,990
Palm Bay, FL $91,150
$77,240
$51,380
$148,810
Grand Rapids, MI $91,060
$82,490
$52,640
$155,330
Manchester, NH $90,920
$77,420
$62,380
$132,080
Dallas, TX $90,660
$79,170
$47,960
$150,860
Oklahoma City, OK $90,570
$80,550
$50,320
$145,640
Houston, TX $89,880
$77,840
$43,000
$153,760
Pittsburgh, PA $89,180
$83,580
$48,490
$132,150
Dayton, OH $88,270
$86,500
$47,440
$123,030
Akron, OH $87,810
$88,840
$53,120
$115,500
Greenville, SC $87,380
$73,130
$47,360
$153,560
Portland, ME $87,090
$80,480
$37,990
$134,990
Virginia Beach, VA $85,990
$84,710
$52,930
$112,680
Charlottesville, VA $85,960
$81,950
$53,960
$107,050
Champaign, IL $85,730
$81,550
$55,310
$140,360
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $84,760
$79,750
$56,060
$128,610
San Antonio, TX $84,690
$73,500
$41,170
$143,200
Des Moines, IA $84,280
$74,040
$51,160
$126,610
Springfield, MO $83,430
$79,160
$47,230
$148,050
New Orleans, LA $83,290
$68,440
$53,990
$177,770
Memphis, TN $82,670
$72,420
$44,750
$124,510
Birmingham, AL $82,650
$77,160
$52,700
$124,140
Canton, OH $82,560
$76,650
$21,740
$155,690
Knoxville, TN $80,830
$64,920
$38,320
$126,460
North Port, FL $80,750
$67,750
$48,820
$123,310
Fayetteville, AR $80,510
$70,900
$45,740
$130,560
Iowa City, IA $79,590
$77,520
$69,000
$101,840
Little Rock, AR $79,570
$65,510
$50,440
$121,810
Chattanooga, TN $79,090
$74,070
$34,930
$133,490
Ogden, UT $78,530
$75,450
$38,200
$115,010
Charleston, SC $78,410
$56,410
$56,410
$149,280
Lancaster, PA $78,090
$69,890
$49,030
$120,240
Columbia, SC $77,800
$69,010
$34,600
$127,320
Tucson, AZ $77,550
$74,790
$47,420
$114,790
Tulsa, OK $77,110
$63,520
$59,040
$120,130
Omaha, NE $75,880
$75,440
$53,350
$98,290
Wilmington, NC $75,760
$67,330
$19,180
$156,360
Tallahassee, FL $73,490
$58,630
$39,850
$116,260
Cape Coral, FL $73,430
$71,130
$35,910
$110,510
Lexington, KY $72,320
$62,710
$51,540
$104,190
Lincoln, NE $69,380
$72,390
$49,870
$89,280
Wichita, KS $66,280
$54,770
$32,850
$121,260
San Juan, PR $63,090
$61,080
$48,490
$79,700
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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