Compare One Occupation Across States
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Art Directors
Full art directors overview →U.S. mean $129,440 · median $114,850
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #1 | $159,200 | $137,320 | $77 | +23% | $80,060–$280,320 |
| California | #2 | $156,060 | $137,780 | $75 | +20.6% | $81,500–$249,210 |
| Oregon | #3 | $152,490 | $133,840 | $73 | +17.8% | $89,390–$216,700 |
| Massachusetts | #4 | $147,040 | $149,320 | $71 | +13.6% | $78,470–$218,270 |
| New Jersey | #5 | $136,160 | $129,200 | $65 | +5.2% | $87,700–$195,450 |
| Washington | #6 | $130,550 | $121,170 | $63 | +0.9% | $69,690–$215,900 |
| Vermont | #7 | $122,490 | $129,260 | $59 | -5.4% | $77,360–$153,890 |
| Indiana | #8 | $122,190 | $105,690 | $59 | -5.6% | $61,990–$185,690 |
| Minnesota | #9 | $117,900 | $109,700 | $57 | -8.9% | $70,810–$177,680 |
| New Hampshire | #10 | $117,230 | $132,000 | $56 | -9.4% | $70,990–$169,950 |
| Georgia | #11 | $117,070 | $110,430 | $56 | -9.6% | $49,990–$198,360 |
| Illinois | #12 | $114,870 | $103,550 | $55 | -11.3% | $69,200–$172,050 |
| Colorado | #13 | $112,040 | $99,990 | $54 | -13.4% | $73,110–$162,610 |
| Nevada | #14 | $111,350 | $98,070 | $54 | -14% | $60,000–$185,100 |
| Utah | #15 | $110,860 | $106,500 | $53 | -14.4% | $55,230–$164,030 |
| Maryland | #16 | $110,790 | $98,400 | $53 | -14.4% | $61,160–$175,690 |
| Tennessee | #17 | $108,720 | $89,860 | $52 | -16% | $50,530–$172,130 |
| Missouri | #18 | $108,630 | $100,940 | $52 | -16.1% | $60,590–$162,340 |
| Virginia | #19 | $107,540 | $101,150 | $52 | -16.9% | $64,010–$165,010 |
| South Carolina | #20 | $105,970 | $87,990 | $51 | -18.1% | $64,380–$180,030 |
| Florida | #21 | $105,200 | $99,660 | $51 | -18.7% | $56,780–$163,450 |
| Maine | #22 | $102,820 | $100,300 | $49 | -20.6% | $39,950–$161,030 |
| Pennsylvania | #23 | $102,660 | $97,450 | $49 | -20.7% | $65,470–$149,940 |
| Texas | #24 | $101,580 | $88,270 | $49 | -21.5% | $55,730–$172,130 |
| Connecticut | #25 | $101,260 | $71,900 | $49 | -21.8% | $69,990–$161,580 |
| Ohio | #26 | $100,300 | $94,390 | $48 | -22.5% | $57,740–$148,080 |
| Louisiana | #27 | $98,270 | $83,640 | $47 | -24.1% | $56,780–$187,000 |
| Michigan | #28 | $98,020 | $86,660 | $47 | -24.3% | $54,590–$166,880 |
| Rhode Island | #29 | $95,580 | $72,550 | $46 | -26.2% | $56,730–$194,000 |
| North Carolina | #30 | $95,460 | $90,000 | $46 | -26.3% | $56,460–$142,740 |
| Wisconsin | #31 | $95,070 | $81,130 | $46 | -26.6% | $58,470–$131,850 |
| Oklahoma | #32 | $92,600 | $80,680 | $45 | -28.5% | $62,960–$143,260 |
| Hawaii | #33 | $91,610 | $89,300 | $44 | -29.2% | $48,920–$154,410 |
| Iowa | #34 | $91,220 | $80,940 | $44 | -29.5% | $62,990–$126,990 |
| Idaho | #35 | $89,980 | $80,680 | $43 | -30.5% | $51,990–$155,210 |
| Alabama | #36 | $85,210 | $77,220 | $41 | -34.2% | $56,540–$131,700 |
| North Dakota | #37 | $83,170 | $83,170 | $40 | -35.7% | $53,200–$104,290 |
| Arkansas | #38 | $82,350 | $71,930 | $40 | -36.4% | $52,990–$130,030 |
| Kentucky | #39 | $80,360 | $76,160 | $39 | -37.9% | $42,990–$121,940 |
| Mississippi | #40 | $79,440 | $66,020 | $38 | -38.6% | $44,020–$174,410 |
| Alaska | #41 | $79,370 | $75,200 | $38 | -38.7% | $60,260–$104,990 |
| Nebraska | #42 | $77,260 | $73,270 | $37 | -40.3% | $54,530–$102,590 |
| Kansas | #43 | $76,950 | $60,460 | $37 | -40.6% | $38,350–$121,470 |
| Montana | #44 | $70,850 | $73,850 | $34 | -45.3% | $45,700–$96,030 |
| West Virginia | #45 | $69,420 | $63,550 | $33 | -46.4% | $45,370–$111,080 |
| South Dakota | #46 | $69,360 | $66,610 | $33 | -46.4% | $56,730–$85,530 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.