How much do Art Directors make in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY?

Percentile spread

For Art Directors, the published 10th percentile is $52,960 and the 90th percentile is $177,830. The difference is $124,870, which is 130.4% 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 $62,020 to the 75th at $122,040, covers $60,020.

The mean annual wage is $103,220, which sits above the median of $95,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY median is 16.6% lower than the national median of $114,850 for Art Directors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,923, which is 13% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 30.3% lower than the New York median of $137,320.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 95.844, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $95,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Art Directors at $99,923 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Art Directors. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ranks 4th of 6 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).).

• Rochester, NY is 62 miles away, with a median of $102,070 and employment of 190. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,189, against $99,923 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 130 miles away, with a median of $118,560 and employment of 60. That median is 23.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $123,833, against $99,923 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 166 miles away, with a median of $95,420 and employment of 180. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,594, against $99,923 here.

Employment share

Art Directors accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (140 of 534,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (53,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.77 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.