Art Directors
Salary benchmarks based on 12 public records across 1 cities.
Limited data: 12 points across cities
What do Art Directors do?
Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches for visual productions and media, such as print, broadcasting, video, and film. Direct workers engaged in artwork or layout design. Excludes “Set and Exhibit Designers” (27-1027).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, SOC 2018 (SOC 27-1011)
Avg experience: 5 years
Salary Overview
Weighted average across all cities with available data. Based on 12 data points.
$131K
P25
$161K
Median
$242K
P75
P25 $131K Median $161K P75 $242K
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Last updated: 2026-06-29