SOC 27-1011 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025
How much do Art Directors make in Burlington-South Burlington, VT?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Art Directors in Burlington-South Burlington, VT is $153,890. The 10th percentile is $84,280 and the 90th percentile is $156,980. Employment is 50.
Median annual wage
$153,890
- 10th percentile
- $84,280
- 25th percentile
- $104,990
- Median
- $153,890
- 75th percentile
- $153,890
- 90th percentile
- $156,980
- Mean
- $130,330
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Art Directors, the published 10th percentile is $84,280 and the 90th percentile is $156,980. The difference is $72,700, which is 47.2% 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 $104,990 to the 75th at $153,890, covers $48,900.
The mean annual wage is $130,330, which sits below the median of $153,890. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Burlington-South Burlington, VT median is 34% higher than the national median of $114,850 for Art Directors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $152,443, which is 32.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 19.1% higher than the Vermont median of $129,260.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Burlington-South Burlington, VT is 100.949, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $153,890 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Art Directors at $152,443 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Art Directors. Burlington-South Burlington, VT ranks 1st of 7 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).).
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 139 miles away, with a median of $101,300. That median is 34.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,742, against $152,443 here.
- Manchester-Nashua, NH is 139 miles away, with a median of $83,010 and employment of 30. That median is 46.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,566, against $152,443 here.
- Portland-South Portland, ME is 148 miles away, with a median of $110,420 and employment of 40. That median is 28.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,406, against $152,443 here.
Employment share
Art Directors accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Burlington-South Burlington, VT (50 of 120,150). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (53,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.22 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Burlington-South Burlington, VT · Art Directors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Art Directors make in Burlington-South Burlington, VT?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Art Directors in Burlington-South Burlington, VT is $153,890. The 10th percentile is $84,280 and the 90th percentile is $156,980. Employment is 50.
How does that compare with the national median for Art Directors?
The local median is 34% higher than the national median of $114,850.
What is Art Directors pay in Burlington-South Burlington, VT after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Burlington-South Burlington, VT is 100.949, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $153,890 is $152,443. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Burlington-South Burlington, VT compare with nearby metros for Art Directors?
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 139 miles away, at $101,300. Burlington-South Burlington, VT ranks 1st of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.