The annual salary statistics of art directors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of art directors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $78,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $112,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $149,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $219,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $219,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $112,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of art directors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $112,070 | -4.13% | 17.22% |
| 2021 | $116,700 | 6.32% | - |
| 2020 | $109,330 | 5.23% | - |
| 2019 | $103,610 | -0.51% | - |
| 2018 | $104,140 | 4.40% | - |
| 2017 | $99,560 | -0.13% | - |
| 2016 | $99,690 | 4.02% | - |
| 2015 | $95,680 | -2.21% | - |
| 2014 | $97,790 | 4.64% | - |
| 2013 | $93,250 | 0.51% | - |
| 2012 | $92,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $112,070, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for art directors in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Bremerton-Silverdale (median annual salary of $137,450). Compared with Bremerton-Silverdale, the median annual salary of art directors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 18.5 percent (18.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma | |
| Spokane |