The annual salary statistics of art directors in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of art directors in Raleigh-Cary is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $54,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $132,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $191,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $191,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of art directors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $101,390 | 0.03% | 20.27% |
| 2021 | $101,360 | 8.18% | - |
| 2020 | $93,070 | 8.08% | - |
| 2019 | $85,550 | -7.63% | - |
| 2018 | $92,080 | 8.84% | - |
| 2017 | $83,940 | 3.93% | - |
| 2016 | $80,640 | 2.22% | - |
| 2015 | $78,850 | -4.54% | - |
| 2014 | $82,430 | 9.77% | - |
| 2013 | $74,380 | -8.69% | - |
| 2012 | $80,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $101,390, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for art directors in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $107,090). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of art directors in Raleigh-Cary is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| Greensboro-High Point | |
| Winston-Salem |