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Art Directors Salary in Vermont

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Art Directors in Vermont is $129,260. BLS estimates approximately 80 people work in this occupation in Vermont. Vermont is 12.5% above the national median ($114,850).

Median salary
$129,260
Average salary
$122,490
Median hourly
$62.14
Employment
80

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$77,360$37.19
25th percentile$96,270$46.29
Median (50th)$129,260$62.14
75th percentile$153,890$73.99
90th percentile$153,890$73.99

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 8.8% — Reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 43.7% — Low reliability

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.279
Location quotient
0.82

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Vermont’s regional price level is below the national average (index 97.958, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $131,955 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Opportunity Score

69.5/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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