How much do Art Directors make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Percentile spread

For Art Directors, the published 10th percentile is $57,990 and the 90th percentile is $158,050. The difference is $100,060, which is 112.9% 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 $57,990 to the 75th at $118,710, covers $60,720.

The mean annual wage is $96,100, which sits above the median of $88,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kansas City, MO-KS median is 22.8% lower than the national median of $114,850 for Art Directors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $95,750, which is 16.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.2% lower than the Missouri median of $100,940.

Kansas City, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $88,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Art Directors at $95,750 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Art Directors. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 2nd of 8 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).).

• Columbia, MO is 100 miles away, with a median of $80,060 and employment of 30. That median is 9.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,515, against $95,750 here.
• Springfield, MO is 128 miles away, with a median of $70,690 and employment of 40. That median is 20.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,799, against $95,750 here.
• Wichita, KS is 176 miles away, with a median of $53,040 and employment of 80. That median is 40.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,632, against $95,750 here.