The annual salary statistics of art directors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of art directors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $80,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $100,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $131,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $165,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $202,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $202,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $131,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,630.
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 | $131,620 | -2.20% | 12.31% |
| 2016 | $134,520 | 4.75% | - |
| 2015 | $128,130 | -3.39% | - |
| 2014 | $132,470 | 6.46% | - |
| 2013 | $123,910 | 6.85% | - |
| 2012 | $115,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $131,620 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for art directors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of art directors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 41.8 percent (41.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Stockton.