The annual salary statistics of art directors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of art directors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $59,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $121,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $157,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $201,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $201,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $121,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of art directors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $121,900 | 1.97% | 15.10% |
| 2016 | $119,500 | 4.44% | - |
| 2015 | $114,190 | 4.69% | - |
| 2014 | $108,830 | 4.71% | - |
| 2013 | $103,700 | 0.20% | - |
| 2012 | $103,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $121,900 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 37.1 percent (37.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Stockton.