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Art Director Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

The annual salary statistics of art directors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of art directors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$68,660
25th Percentile Wage
$86,070
50th Percentile Wage
$99,890
75th Percentile Wage
$121,900
90th Percentile Wage
$155,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $155,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,660.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of art directors from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$99,890
-0.08% 6.02%
2016
$99,970
4.19% -
2015
$95,780
-2.78% -
2014
$98,440
4.77% -
2013
$93,740
-0.15% -
2012
$93,880
- -

Table 2. Compare Art Director Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,890 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for art directors in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of art directors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 27.3 percent (27.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Bremerton-Silverdale and 29.5 percent (29.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Spokane.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bremerton-Silverdale
$137,450
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$112,070
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$107,190
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$99,890
Tacoma
$82,930
Spokane
$70,410