Salary by Education Level
What the Data Shows
For Art Directors positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $119,010 versus $125,313 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of -5%.
Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 66.7% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.
Education vs Salary
| Education Level | Average Salary | Filings | % of Total |
|---|
| Other | $170,333 | 3 | 1% |
| None | $137,959 | 23 | 7.9% |
| Bachelor's | $125,313 | 194 | 66.7% |
| Master's | $119,010 | 66 | 22.7% |
| Associate's | $83,660 | 5 | 1.7% |
Education by Top Employer
| Employer | Most Common Minimum | % Bachelor's | % Master's | Median Salary |
|---|
| Apple Inc. |
Bachelor's |
45.5% |
36.4% |
$148,554 |
| AKQA, Inc. |
Bachelor's |
100% |
0% |
$117,790 |
| CRISPIN PORTER & BOGUSKY, LLC |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$125,000 |
| Droga5 LLC |
Bachelor's |
100% |
0% |
$160,000 |
| Leo Burnett Company, LLC |
Bachelor's |
100% |
0% |
$80,000 |
| Saatchi & Saatchi North America LLC |
Bachelor's |
100% |
0% |
$125,000 |
| Facebook Inc. |
Bachelor's |
66.7% |
33.3% |
$195,000 |
| Anomaly Partners LLC |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$132,500 |
| TBWA Worldwide Inc. |
Bachelor's |
100% |
0% |
$132,500 |
| Blizzard Entertainment Inc. |
Associate's |
20% |
20% |
$123,000 |
| Grey Global Group LLC |
Bachelor's |
100% |
0% |
$91,014 |
| R/GA Media Group, Inc. |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$115,000 |
| Huge LLC |
Bachelor's |
100% |
0% |
$95,000 |
| Microsoft Corporation |
Bachelor's |
100% |
0% |
$154,665 |
| BBDO |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$140,000 |
| Digitas, Inc. |
Bachelor's |
100% |
0% |
$117,800 |
| Sapient Corporation |
Bachelor's |
100% |
0% |
$115,000 |
| SNAP Inc |
Bachelor's |
75% |
25% |
$135,000 |
| Nike Inc. |
Bachelor's |
100% |
0% |
$155,188 |
| Razorfish LLC |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$126,647 |
