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Art Director Salary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of art directors in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of art directors in Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$51,670
25th Percentile Wage
$66,440
50th Percentile Wage
$79,760
75th Percentile Wage
$101,490
90th Percentile Wage
$139,890

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,670.

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
$79,760
1.50% 10.93%
2021
$78,560
9.11% -
2020
$71,400
-4.27% -
2019
$74,450
-10.36% -
2018
$82,160
6.96% -
2017
$76,440
9.86% -
2016
$68,900
11.55% -
2015
$60,940
-2.25% -
2014
$62,310
-10.01% -
2013
$68,550
-3.63% -
2012
$71,040
- -

Table 2. Compare Art Director Salary in Pittsburgh with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,760 in Pittsburgh is in the middle of salary range for art directors in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of art directors in Pittsburgh is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 19.6 percent (19.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lancaster.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$99,160
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$94,850
Philadelphia
$84,940
Reading
$82,760
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$81,640
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$81,210
York-Hanover
$79,900
Pittsburgh
$79,760
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$78,480
Lancaster
$64,150

See also: Top paying jobs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.