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Art Salary by Metro

National median $80,000. Top quartile $98,000. The full band across 50 metros.

Metro Mult. p25 p50 p75 p90
San Francisco 1.25× $81,250 $100,000 $122,500 $141,250
New York 1.20× $78,000 $96,000 $117,600 $135,600
Seattle 1.18× $76,700 $94,400 $115,640 $133,340
Washington DC 1.17× $76,050 $93,600 $114,660 $132,210
Los Angeles 1.15× $74,750 $92,000 $112,700 $129,950
San Diego 1.13× $73,450 $90,400 $110,740 $127,690
Boston 1.12× $72,800 $89,600 $109,760 $126,560
Sacramento 1.10× $71,500 $88,000 $107,800 $124,300
Anchorage 1.10× $71,500 $88,000 $107,800 $124,300
Portland 1.08× $70,200 $86,400 $105,840 $122,040
Hartford 1.08× $70,200 $86,400 $105,840 $122,040
Minneapolis 1.07× $69,550 $85,600 $104,860 $120,910
Baltimore 1.07× $69,550 $85,600 $104,860 $120,910
Philadelphia 1.06× $68,900 $84,800 $103,880 $119,780
Honolulu 1.06× $68,900 $84,800 $103,880 $119,780
Austin 1.05× $68,250 $84,000 $102,900 $118,650
Chicago 1.05× $68,250 $84,000 $102,900 $118,650
Dallas 1.04× $67,600 $83,200 $101,920 $117,520
Detroit 1.04× $67,600 $83,200 $101,920 $117,520
Raleigh 1.04× $67,600 $83,200 $101,920 $117,520
Denver 1.03× $66,950 $82,400 $100,940 $116,390
Houston 1.03× $66,950 $82,400 $100,940 $116,390
Salt Lake City 1.03× $66,950 $82,400 $100,940 $116,390
Providence 1.03× $66,950 $82,400 $100,940 $116,390
Charlotte 1.02× $66,300 $81,600 $99,960 $115,260
Milwaukee 1.02× $66,300 $81,600 $99,960 $115,260
Nashville 1.01× $65,650 $80,800 $98,980 $114,130
Richmond 1.01× $65,650 $80,800 $98,980 $114,130
National (US) 1.00× $65,000 $80,000 $98,000 $113,000
Pittsburgh 1.00× $65,000 $80,000 $98,000 $113,000
Columbus 1.00× $65,000 $80,000 $98,000 $113,000
Kansas City 1.00× $65,000 $80,000 $98,000 $113,000
Cincinnati 1.00× $65,000 $80,000 $98,000 $113,000
St Louis 1.00× $65,000 $80,000 $98,000 $113,000
Indianapolis 1.00× $65,000 $80,000 $98,000 $113,000
Buffalo 0.99× $64,350 $79,200 $97,020 $111,870
Virginia Beach 0.99× $64,350 $79,200 $97,020 $111,870
Omaha 0.99× $64,350 $79,200 $97,020 $111,870
Miami 0.98× $63,700 $78,400 $96,040 $110,740
Phoenix 0.98× $63,700 $78,400 $96,040 $110,740
Tampa 0.98× $63,700 $78,400 $96,040 $110,740
New Orleans 0.97× $63,050 $77,600 $95,060 $109,610
Louisville 0.97× $63,050 $77,600 $95,060 $109,610
Memphis 0.96× $62,400 $76,800 $94,080 $108,480
Birmingham 0.96× $62,400 $76,800 $94,080 $108,480
Atlanta 0.95× $61,750 $76,000 $93,100 $107,350
San Antonio 0.95× $61,750 $76,000 $93,100 $107,350
Orlando 0.95× $61,750 $76,000 $93,100 $107,350
Las Vegas 0.95× $61,750 $76,000 $93,100 $107,350
Oklahoma City 0.95× $61,750 $76,000 $93,100 $107,350

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