Art Director H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Art Directors (SOC 27-1011).
Employers filed 46 wage applications for Art Director jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 41 employers. The median offered wage was $118,352, 1.3% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. SEA New York, Inc. filed the most (1, median $135,000).
- Filings
- 46
- Positions covered
- 44
- Employers
- 41
- Median offered
- $118,352
- Median prevailing wage
- $98,526
- Filings since FY2020
- 337
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +45%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Art Director jobs rose 45%, from $85,000 in fiscal 2020 to $123,011 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 1.3% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 57 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Art Director by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 40 | $123,011 | +31.4% | $118,352 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 47 | $93,600 | −6.4% | $89,898 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 43 | $100,000 | +13.4% | $84,344 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 56 | $88,182 | −7.2% | $86,674 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 55 | $95,000 | +11.8% | $84,032 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 39 | $85,000 | no change | $74,318 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 57 | $85,000 | n/a | $73,778 | +2.4% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA New York, Inc. | 1 | $135,000 | +9.7% | |
| Spotify USA Inc. | 1 | $132,300 | +75.1% | |
| D3U, Inc. | 1 | $90,000 | +15.9% | |
| Havas Worldwide Chicago, Inc. | 1 | $72,904 | at the minimum | |
| Charles Tombras Advertising, Inc. | 1 | $80,000 | +79.6% | |
| VML LLC | 1 | $108,000 | +57.3% | |
| Marc Jacobs International, LLC | 1 | $382,950 | +95.3% | |
| Tabhi, Inc. | 1 | $123,552 | at the minimum | |
| Apple Inc. | 1 | $146,800 | +49.7% | |
| Pacific Pollen Inc. | 1 | $208,000 | +9.9% | |
| DBOX, Inc. | 1 | $103,000 | +14.6% | |
| ecoATM, LLC (dba Gazelle) | 1 | $156,146 | at the minimum | |
| Valve Corporation | 1 | $180,000 | +1.7% | |
| Goodby Silverstein & Partners Inc. | 1 | $123,011 | at the minimum | |
| New York Auto Depot Inc. | 1 | $89,898 | at the minimum | |
| Vox Media, LLC | 1 | $116,134 | +17.3% | |
| The VIA Group, Inc. | 1 | $56,650 | +12.9% | |
| FCB Worldwide, Inc. | 1 | $67,000 | +1.9% | |
| TBWA Worldwide Inc. | 1 | $90,000 | +0.1% | |
| Rubin Postaer and Associates | 1 | $120,000 | +1.4% | |
| Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. | 1 | $123,594 | at the minimum | |
| IPG Health, LLC | 1 | $89,898 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 22 employers with the most filings of 41. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Art Director jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 12 | $117,427 | +4.9% | |
| Brooklyn, NY | 7 | $123,011 | +9.8% | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $138,320 | +2.5% | |
| Chicago, IL | 2 | $69,952 | +1.0% | |
| Oakland, CA | 2 | $131,456 | +17.7% | |
| Washington, DC | 2 | $97,000 | +0.7% | |
| Alhambra, CA | 1 | $118,352 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $123,552 | at the minimum | |
| Bellevue, WA | 1 | $180,000 | +1.7% | |
| Costa Mesa, CA | 1 | $90,000 | +33.2% | |
| Knoxville, TN | 1 | $80,000 | +79.6% | |
| Miami, FL | 1 | $132,300 | +75.1% | |
| Orlando, FL | 1 | $123,594 | at the minimum | |
| Pasadena, CA | 1 | $84,344 | at the minimum | |
| Piscataway, NJ | 1 | $123,011 | at the minimum | |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $56,181 | at the minimum | |
| Portland, ME | 1 | $56,650 | +12.9% | |
| San Marino, CA | 1 | $86,570 | at the minimum | |
| Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $120,000 | +1.4% | |
| Torrance, CA | 1 | n/a | ||
| Union, NJ | 1 | $89,898 | at the minimum | |
| Whitehall, MT | 1 | $58,240 | +3.2% | |
| York, ME | 1 | $66,518 | at the minimum | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 13 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.