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Art Director Salary in St Louis, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of art directors in St Louis, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of art directors in St Louis 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 St Louis, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$47,870
25th Percentile Wage
$60,720
50th Percentile Wage
$90,980
75th Percentile Wage
$127,830
90th Percentile Wage
$166,400

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors in St Louis, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $166,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,870.

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
$90,980
14.35% 29.38%
2021
$77,920
-5.67% -
2020
$82,340
5.34% -
2019
$77,940
-5.77% -
2018
$82,440
-19.88% -
2017
$98,830
-3.86% -
2016
$102,640
2.17% -
2015
$100,410
26.95% -
2014
$73,350
7.57% -
2013
$67,800
5.24% -
2012
$64,250
- -

Table 2. Compare Art Director Salary in St Louis with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,980 in St Louis is in the middle of salary range for art directors in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of art directors in St Louis is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Columbia and 26.0 percent (26.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Springfield.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Columbia
$120,650
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$97,800
St Louis
$90,980
Kansas City
$90,920
Springfield
$67,310

See also: Top paying jobs in St Louis, Missouri.