The annual salary statistics of art directors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of art directors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $76,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $99,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $131,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $176,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $205,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $205,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $131,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of art directors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $131,510 | 2.81% | 12.89% |
| 2021 | $127,820 | 4.52% | - |
| 2020 | $122,040 | -0.56% | - |
| 2019 | $122,720 | 3.08% | - |
| 2018 | $118,940 | -0.29% | - |
| 2017 | $119,280 | 3.96% | - |
| 2016 | $114,560 | 4.71% | - |
| 2015 | $109,160 | -4.95% | - |
| 2012 | $114,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $131,510 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for art directors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of art directors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 41.7 percent (41.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Stockton.