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Art Director Salary in Ann Arbor, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of art directors in Ann Arbor, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of art directors in Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$52,440
25th Percentile Wage
$62,740
50th Percentile Wage
$90,900
75th Percentile Wage
$117,340
90th Percentile Wage
$134,760

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $134,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,440.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of art directors from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$90,900
11.97% 18.15%
2021
$80,020
12.23% -
2020
$70,230
-7.02% -
2019
$75,160
-0.08% -
2018
$75,220
-0.39% -
2017
$75,510
1.47% -
2016
$74,400
-16.32% -
2015
$86,540
7.22% -
2014
$80,290
7.34% -
2012
$74,400
- -

Table 2. Compare Art Director Salary in Ann Arbor with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $90,900, Ann Arbor is the second highest paying city for art directors in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Lansing-East Lansing (median annual salary of $91,150). Compared with Lansing-East Lansing, the median annual salary of art directors in Ann Arbor is .3 percent (.3%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lansing-East Lansing
$91,150
Ann Arbor
$90,900
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$90,690
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$82,710
Kalamazoo-Portage
$81,000
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$77,200
Niles-Benton Harbor
$63,620
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$56,130

See also: Top paying jobs in Ann Arbor, Michigan.