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Art Director Salary in Madison, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of art directors in Madison, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of art directors in Madison 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 Madison, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,540
25th Percentile Wage
$65,900
50th Percentile Wage
$89,460
75th Percentile Wage
$117,480
90th Percentile Wage
$130,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors in Madison, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,460. 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
$89,460
11.49% 13.48%
2021
$79,180
3.94% -
2020
$76,060
-0.60% -
2019
$76,520
-1.95% -
2018
$78,010
-5.14% -
2017
$82,020
-4.55% -
2016
$85,750
5.78% -
2015
$80,790
3.19% -
2014
$78,210
2.84% -
2013
$75,990
-1.86% -
2012
$77,400
- -

Table 2. Compare Art Director Salary in Madison with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $89,460 in Madison is in the middle of salary range for art directors in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of art directors in Madison is 10.1 percent (10.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 22.1 percent (22.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lake County-Kenosha County.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$99,510
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$92,900
Madison
$89,460
Green Bay
$77,490
Lake County-Kenosha County
$69,650

See also: Top paying jobs in Madison, Wisconsin.