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Art Director Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of art directors in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of art directors in Rochester 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 Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$59,220
25th Percentile Wage
$70,390
50th Percentile Wage
$95,120
75th Percentile Wage
$133,470
90th Percentile Wage
$164,780

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $164,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,220.

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
$95,120
8.65% 21.80%
2021
$86,890
12.81% -
2020
$75,760
-12.25% -
2019
$85,040
10.45% -
2018
$76,150
-0.83% -
2017
$76,780
11.23% -
2016
$68,160
-10.06% -
2015
$75,020
6.86% -
2014
$69,870
-7.16% -
2013
$74,870
0.65% -
2012
$74,380
- -

Table 2. Compare Art Director Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,120 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for art directors in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of art directors in Rochester is 33.2 percent (33.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 29.7 percent (29.7%) 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 Rochester, New York.