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Art Director Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of art directors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of art directors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,540
25th Percentile Wage
$67,900
50th Percentile Wage
$82,670
75th Percentile Wage
$100,410
90th Percentile Wage
$137,020

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $137,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,540.

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
$82,670
2.23% 17.18%
2021
$80,830
6.56% -
2020
$75,530
-1.17% -
2019
$76,410
-1.96% -
2018
$77,910
-7.52% -
2017
$83,770
0.39% -
2016
$83,440
0.38% -
2015
$83,120
9.90% -
2014
$74,890
2.98% -
2013
$72,660
5.77% -
2012
$68,470
- -

Table 2. Compare Art Director Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,670 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for art directors in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of art directors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Fort Worth-Arlington and 35.8 percent (35.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Fort Worth-Arlington
$108,270
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$87,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$82,670
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$79,280
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$79,220
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$74,890
El Paso
$53,070

See also: Top paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas.