SOC 27-1011 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Art Directors — Wichita
Wichita, KS
The median wage for Art Directors in Wichita, KS is $53,040 per year, substantially below the national median of $114,850 — a gap of 53.8%.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow about as fast as average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +4.2%
- Openings per year
- 12,300
- Typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree
- Related work experience
- 5 years or more
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
61.9% of people in this occupation work for themselves.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Wichita, KS.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Art Directors in Wichita, KS is $53,040 per year, substantially below the national median of $114,850 — a gap of 53.8%. Half of workers earn between $35,070 and $81,850. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $35,070 and the ninetieth at $108,670.
Employment stands at 80, or 0.3 jobs per thousand held locally. Of the 480 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 235th.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $35,070 | −69.5% |
| 25th | $35,070 | −69.5% |
| Median (50th) | $53,040 | −53.8% |
| 75th | $81,850 | −28.7% |
| 90th | $108,670 | −5.4% |
| Mean | $63,540 | −44.7% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Wichita run 11.1% below the national average, so the median of $53,040 goes as far as $59,663 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 48.1% below the national median in real terms.
Published median
$53,040as reported by BLSLocal price level
88.9US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$59,663US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $53,040 a year, 53.8% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $35,070 to $108,670 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 80 jobs in this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Art Directors in Wichita, KS?
The median annual wage is $53,040, or $25.50 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $114,850, so pay in Wichita, KS is 53.8% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Wichita, KS earns more than $108,670 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $35,070 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 80 jobs in this occupation in Wichita, KS. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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