How much do Art Directors make in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY?

Percentile spread

For Art Directors, the published 10th percentile is $61,640 and the 90th percentile is $165,750. The difference is $104,110, which is 102.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $81,800 to the 75th at $137,490, covers $55,690.

The mean annual wage is $116,140, which sits above the median of $101,300. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY median is 11.8% lower than the national median of $114,850 for Art Directors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,742, which is 11.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 26.2% lower than the New York median of $137,320.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 99.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $101,300 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Art Directors at $101,742 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Art Directors. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ranks 13th of 16 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 84 miles away, with a median of $117,110 and employment of 60. That median is 15.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,026, against $101,742 here.
• Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 98 miles away, with a median of $133,680 and employment of 70. That median is 32% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,977, against $101,742 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 104 miles away, with a median of $113,180 and employment of 180. That median is 11.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,155, against $101,742 here.