Entry-level Art Director salary in New York, NY

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Long Island City, Iselin, Jersey City, Piscataway.

Median salary$95,000
Middle 50%$89.9k–$106.6k
vs. all levels here−24%comparison median $125,300
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $89,898 and $152,126.
PercentileSalary
10th$89,898
25th$89,898
50th (median)$95,000
75th$106,631
90th$117,560

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $80,189 (10 filings) FY2021: median $80,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $80,000 (15 filings) FY2023: median $86,674 (20 filings) FY2024: median $85,000 (13 filings) FY2025: median $99,131 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 20
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$80,189$74,220$84,17510
FY2021$80,000$74,318$91,80013
FY2022$80,000$78,718$95,00015
FY2023$86,674$86,674$90,75020
FY2024$85,000$78,000$95,00013
FY2025$99,131$89,975$111,25012
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

New York's median entry-level Art Director salary of $95,000 is worth about $84,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Art Directors in the New York, NY area earned a median of $142,990 in May 2025 (8,980 employed). The H-1B median here is $95,000, 34% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
American University of Beiruttoo few2
Nebula Systemstoo few2
Wasserman Media Grouptoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $95,000 19
Mid-level · Level II $130,000 21
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $196,123 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$89,898$95,00019
Mid-level · Level II$125,299$130,00021
Expert · Level IV$196,123$196,12311

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.