What are the main factors that influence an Associate Art Director's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Associate Art Director?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Associate Art Director roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change An Associate Art Director's salary?

An Associate Art Director's salary grows with experience: starting around $128,818 for beginners, reaching about $130,898 at mid-level, and approach $135,058 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Associate Art Director?

Associate Art Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate Art Director roles are District of Columbia $168,377, California $167,739, Massachusetts $165,503. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Associate Art Director roles make?

Salaries for Associate Art Director level roles vary by specialization: Associate Art Director/Graphic Designer: $182,030; Graphic Art Director: $180,930; Associate Creative Director Art Director: $155,913; Art and Design Director: $151,730; Art Director: $151,722.

Associate Art Director Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Associate Art Director make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Art Director in South Dakota is $138,206 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $66.

However, an Associate Art Director's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $167,063
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $124,866 to $153,311
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $112,722

10% $112,722

50% (Median) $138,206

90% $167,063

Associate Art Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$153,311	$12,776	$2,948	$74
Average	$138,206	$11,517	$2,658	$66
25th Percentile	$124,866	$10,406	$2,401	$60

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Key Factors That Influence Associate Art Director Salaries

An Associate Art Director's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Associate Art Director Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Associate Art Director's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $128,818
Early Career (1-2 years): $129,858
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $130,898
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $132,978
Expert (over 8 years): $135,058

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Associate Art Director	less than 1 year	$128,818
Early Career Level Associate Art Director	1-2 years	$129,858
Mid-Level Level Associate Art Director	2-4 years	$130,898
Senior-Level Level Associate Art Director	5-8 years	$132,978
Expert Level Associate Art Director	over 8 years	$135,058

How Do Associate Art Director Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Associate Art Directors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $168,377.
California: $167,739.
Massachusetts: $165,503.

District of Columbia $168,377 California $167,739 Massachusetts $165,503 Washington $164,895 New Jersey $164,834 Alaska $164,621 Connecticut $162,523 New York $161,671

Hawaii $158,949 Rhode Island $157,671 Maryland $156,805 Minnesota $155,618 Colorado $155,162 Illinois $155,010 Oregon $154,432 Delaware $154,006

New Hampshire $153,739 Virginia $153,140 Pennsylvania $151,391 Nevada $150,509 North Dakota $150,220 Michigan $149,763 Wisconsin $149,596 Vermont $149,262

Texas $148,334 Maine $148,273 Arizona $148,182 Ohio $148,075 Georgia $146,676 Indiana $145,977 Wyoming $145,840 Utah $145,627

Iowa $145,536 Kansas $144,806 Louisiana $144,593 North Carolina $144,517 Missouri $144,486 Florida $143,893 Montana $143,574 Nebraska $143,270

Kentucky $143,103 South Carolina $142,494 Tennessee $142,114 Idaho $141,962 New Mexico $140,852 Oklahoma $140,609 Alabama $139,711 South Dakota $138,206

Arkansas $137,385 West Virginia $136,944 Mississippi $135,620

Top Paying Cities for Associate Art Director

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Alcester: $139,646
Aurora: $140,388
Baltic: $138,878

Alcester, SD $139,646

Aurora, SD $140,388

Baltic, SD $138,878

Beresford, SD $139,289

Brandon, SD $138,594

Brookings, SD $140,647

Burbank, SD $139,149

Canistota, SD $139,355

Canton, SD $138,960

Centerville, SD $139,298

Chancellor, SD $138,943

Chester, SD $139,287

Colman, SD $139,742

Colton, SD $139,161

Crooks, SD $138,802

Davis, SD $139,127

Dell Rapids, SD $139,133

Egan, SD $139,506

Elk Point, SD $138,709

Elkton, SD $140,475

Fairview, SD $139,164

Flandreau, SD $139,959

Freeman, SD $139,807

Garretson, SD $138,904

Gayville, SD $140,041

Harrisburg, SD $138,682

Hartford, SD $138,895

Hudson, SD $139,275

Humboldt, SD $139,092

Hurley, SD $139,302

Irene, SD $139,693

Jefferson, SD $138,191

Lennox, SD $138,945

Lesterville, SD $139,938

Lyons, SD $138,931

Madison, SD $140,017

Marion, SD $139,397

Menno, SD $139,865

Mission Hill, SD $139,970

Monroe, SD $139,246

Belle Fourche, SD $139,784

Black Hawk, SD $135,508

Box Elder, SD $135,683

Buffalo, SD $139,530

Buffalo Gap, SD $138,432

Camp Crook, SD $139,664

Caputa, SD $136,338

Custer, SD $138,136

Deadwood, SD $137,284

Edgemont, SD $139,460

Enning, SD $138,372

Fairburn, SD $136,858

Fort Meade, SD $136,845

Hermosa, SD $136,311

Hill City, SD $137,234

Hot Springs, SD $139,354

Howes, SD $138,679

Interior, SD $138,901

Keystone, SD $136,176

Kyle, SD $139,197

Lead, SD $138,542

Ludlow, SD $140,079

Manderson, SD $139,422

Mud Butte, SD $138,764

Nemo, SD $136,367

Newell, SD $139,033

New Underwood, SD $136,344

Nisland, SD $139,340

Oelrichs, SD $139,067

Oglala, SD $139,308

Oral, SD $138,939

Owanka, SD $137,015

Piedmont, SD $135,608

Pine Ridge, SD $139,568

Porcupine, SD $139,149

Pringle, SD $138,565

Quinn, SD $138,700

Redig, SD $138,536

Saint Onge, SD $138,930

Scenic, SD $137,944

Smithwick, SD $139,114

Spearfish, SD $139,556

Sturgis, SD $136,410

Union Center, SD $138,464

Vale, SD $138,028

Wall, SD $138,499

Wasta, SD $137,798

White Owl, SD $138,743

Whitewood, SD $138,344

Wounded Knee, SD $139,430

Leola, SD $140,256

Long Lake, SD $140,470

Mansfield, SD $140,174

Mellette, SD $140,304

Northville, SD $140,154

Onaka, SD $139,609

Orient, SD $139,821

Pierpont, SD $140,295

Redfield, SD $140,522

Rockham, SD $139,987

Roscoe, SD $139,739

Selby, SD $139,497

Seneca, SD $139,521

Stratford, SD $140,312

Tolstoy, SD $139,530

Tulare, SD $140,327

Turton, SD $140,335

Warner, SD $140,475

Westport, SD $140,282

Pierre, SD $128,123

Agar, SD $131,457

Belvidere, SD $138,697

Blunt, SD $128,123

Burke, SD $139,783

Colome, SD $139,612

Dallas, SD $139,570

Draper, SD $135,262

Fort Pierre, SD $128,499

Gregory, SD $139,719

Hamill, SD $139,372

Harrold, SD $128,871

Hayes, SD $137,269

Herrick, SD $139,704

Holabird, SD $131,778

Ideal, SD $139,336

Kadoka, SD $138,857

Kennebec, SD $137,301

Long Valley, SD $138,851

Lower Brule, SD $137,120

Martin, SD $139,185

Midland, SD $138,400

Milesville, SD $138,490

Mission, SD $139,483

Murdo, SD $137,544

Norris, SD $139,067

Okaton, SD $138,715

Okreek, SD $139,404

Onida, SD $129,381

Parmelee, SD $139,316

Philip, SD $138,692

Presho, SD $136,274

Reliance, SD $139,451

Rosebud, SD $139,635

Saint Charles, SD $139,856

Saint Francis, SD $139,368

Tuthill, SD $139,018

Vivian, SD $135,683

Wanblee, SD $139,111

White River, SD $139,048

Winner, SD $139,483

Witten, SD $139,234

Wood, SD $139,032

Mobridge, SD $139,526

Bison, SD $139,178

Bullhead, SD $140,244

Cherry Creek, SD $138,817

Dupree, SD $138,848

Eagle Butte, SD $138,992

Faith, SD $138,805

Glencross, SD $138,924

Glenham, SD $139,576

Herreid, SD $140,110

Isabel, SD $138,896

Keldron, SD $139,567

Lantry, SD $139,057

Lemmon, SD $140,088

Little Eagle, SD $140,222

Lodgepole, SD $139,711

Mc Intosh, SD $139,777

Mc Laughlin, SD $139,654

Meadow, SD $138,858

Morristown, SD $139,920

Mound City, SD $139,859

Pollock, SD $140,385

Prairie City, SD $139,358

Ralph, SD $139,813

Reva, SD $139,366

Ridgeview, SD $139,060

Timber Lake, SD $139,130

Trail City, SD $139,086

Wakpala, SD $139,657

Walker, SD $139,879

Watauga, SD $139,562

Whitehorse, SD $139,208

Rapid City, SD $135,484

Ellsworth Afb, SD $135,484

Allen, SD $139,184

Batesland, SD $139,241

Montrose, SD $139,357

North Sioux City, SD $137,973

Nunda, SD $139,949

Oldham, SD $140,257

Olivet, SD $139,929

Parker, SD $139,170

Ramona, SD $140,009

Renner, SD $138,715

Rowena, SD $138,621

Rutland, SD $139,825

Salem, SD $139,834

Scotland, SD $140,148

Sinai, SD $140,701

Springfield, SD $140,315

Tabor, SD $140,222

Tea, SD $138,791

Trent, SD $139,319

Tyndall, SD $140,183

Utica, SD $139,939

Valley Springs, SD $138,705

Vermillion, SD $139,971

Viborg, SD $139,657

Volga, SD $140,373

Volin, SD $139,812

Wakonda, SD $139,669

Wentworth, SD $139,775

Winfred, SD $139,844

Worthing, SD $138,924

Yankton, SD $140,507

Sioux Falls, SD $138,586

Vienna, SD $140,625

Wallace, SD $140,540

Waubay, SD $140,475

Webster, SD $140,508

White, SD $140,726

Willow Lake, SD $140,783

Wilmot, SD $140,612

Mitchell, SD $140,634

Alexandria, SD $140,117

Alpena, SD $140,355

Armour, SD $140,066

Artesian, SD $140,333

Avon, SD $140,104

Bonesteel, SD $139,831

Bridgewater, SD $139,742

Canova, SD $139,930

Carpenter, SD $140,680

Carthage, SD $140,365

Cavour, SD $140,551

Chamberlain, SD $139,917

Corsica, SD $140,091

Dante, SD $140,022

Delmont, SD $140,028

Dimock, SD $140,183

Emery, SD $139,973

Ethan, SD $140,257

Fairfax, SD $139,856

Fedora, SD $140,212

Fort Thompson, SD $138,274

Fulton, SD $140,230

Gann Valley, SD $139,628

Geddes, SD $139,889

Harrison, SD $139,994

Highmore, SD $137,301

Stephan, SD $137,909

Hitchcock, SD $140,438

Howard, SD $140,282

Huron, SD $140,917

Iroquois, SD $140,583

Kaylor, SD $140,335

Kimball, SD $139,911

Lake Andes, SD $140,114

Lane, SD $140,648

Letcher, SD $140,269

Marty, SD $140,563

Miller, SD $140,041

Mount Vernon, SD $140,178

New Holland, SD $140,387

Oacoma, SD $139,792

Parkston, SD $140,239

Pickstown, SD $140,329

Plankinton, SD $140,155

Platte, SD $139,917

Pukwana, SD $139,818

Ree Heights, SD $139,120

Saint Lawrence, SD $140,047

Spencer, SD $139,912

Stickney, SD $140,064

Tripp, SD $140,104

Virgil, SD $140,236

Wagner, SD $140,131

Wessington, SD $140,131

Wessington Springs, SD $140,110

White Lake, SD $139,971

Wolsey, SD $140,408

Woonsocket, SD $140,344

Yale, SD $140,665

Aberdeen, SD $140,678

Akaska, SD $139,422

Amherst, SD $140,463

Andover, SD $140,260

Ashton, SD $140,234

Barnard, SD $140,428

Bath, SD $140,383

Bowdle, SD $139,685

Brentford, SD $140,488

Britton, SD $140,858

Claremont, SD $140,344

Columbia, SD $140,175

Conde, SD $140,326

Cresbard, SD $139,979

Doland, SD $140,625

Eureka, SD $140,180

Faulkton, SD $139,967

Ferney, SD $140,837

Frankfort, SD $140,616

Frederick, SD $140,464

Gettysburg, SD $138,653

Groton, SD $140,399

Hecla, SD $140,665

Hosmer, SD $139,956

Houghton, SD $140,070

Hoven, SD $139,573

Ipswich, SD $140,101

Java, SD $139,486

Langford, SD $140,274

Lebanon, SD $138,886

Watertown, SD $140,917

Arlington, SD $140,543

Astoria, SD $140,767

Badger, SD $140,790

Big Stone City, SD $140,993

Bradley, SD $140,496

Brandt, SD $140,672

Bristol, SD $140,383

Bruce, SD $140,519

Bryant, SD $140,721

Castlewood, SD $140,634

Claire City, SD $140,847

Clark, SD $140,738

Clear Lake, SD $140,685

Corona, SD $140,850

De Smet, SD $140,665

Eden, SD $140,415

Erwin, SD $140,577

Estelline, SD $140,612

Florence, SD $140,566

Garden City, SD $140,590

Gary, SD $140,774

Goodwin, SD $140,507

Grenville, SD $140,379

Hayti, SD $140,688

Hazel, SD $140,624

Henry, SD $140,627

Kranzburg, SD $141,150

Labolt, SD $140,520

Lake City, SD $140,650

Lake Norden, SD $140,755

Lake Preston, SD $140,619

Marvin, SD $140,370

Milbank, SD $140,970

New Effington, SD $141,147

Ortley, SD $140,400

Peever, SD $140,589

Raymond, SD $140,659

Revillo, SD $140,606

Rosholt, SD $141,113

Roslyn, SD $140,352

Sisseton, SD $140,674

South Shore, SD $140,412

Stockholm, SD $140,414

Strandburg, SD $140,399

Summit, SD $140,408

Toronto, SD $140,618

Twin Brooks, SD $140,361

Veblen, SD $140,917

Associate Art Director Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Associate Art Director roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Associate Art Director positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Associate Art Director as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Associate Art Director

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$207,309	$100.0	50%

Associate Art Director Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Associate Art Director's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$124,866

Average $138,206/year

$153,311

$10,406

Average $11,517/month

$12,776

$2,401

Average $2,658/week

$2,948

$60

Average $66/hour

$74

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$153,311	$12,776	$2,948	$74
Average	$138,206	$11,517	$2,658	$66
25th Percentile	$124,866	$10,406	$2,401	$60

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