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Art Director Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of art directors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of art directors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Art Directors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$49,730
25th Percentile Wage
$68,380
50th Percentile Wage
$93,280
75th Percentile Wage
$120,790
90th Percentile Wage
$160,590

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $160,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,730.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of art directors from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$93,280
-2.65% 6.02%
2016
$95,750
-2.46% -
2015
$98,110
-0.04% -
2014
$98,150
4.49% -
2013
$93,740
6.49% -
2012
$87,660
- -

Table 2. Compare Art Director Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,280 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for art directors in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of art directors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 9.2 percent (9.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Worcester.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$109,850
Framingham
$94,190
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$93,280
Peabody
$90,700
Springfield
$88,900
Worcester
$84,710