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Art Director Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

The annual salary statistics of art directors in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of art directors in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$64,600
25th Percentile Wage
$77,950
50th Percentile Wage
$111,440
75th Percentile Wage
$153,760
90th Percentile Wage
$182,510

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $182,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $111,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,600.

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
$111,440
7.22% 35.67%
2021
$103,390
20.43% -
2020
$82,270
4.08% -
2019
$78,910
1.41% -
2018
$77,800
-2.08% -
2017
$79,420
-6.04% -
2016
$84,220
5.91% -
2015
$79,240
-28.22% -
2014
$101,600
6.37% -
2013
$95,130
24.64% -
2012
$71,690
- -

Table 2. Compare Art Director Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $111,440 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for art directors in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of art directors in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 21.7 percent (21.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 40.0 percent (40.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Utica-Rome.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$142,390
Syracuse
$128,110
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$117,440
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$111,440
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$107,970
Rochester
$95,120
Nassau-Suffolk
$90,920
Utica-Rome
$66,830

See also: Top paying jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York.