Art Directors Salary in Atlanta, GA

Art Directors pay range in Atlanta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $201,260 or more. The middle half of art directors in Atlanta earn between $50,340 and $157,750.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Art Directors salary after taxes in Atlanta

On the average salary of $117,930, a single filer in Atlanta takes home about $86,658 a year, or $7,221 a month and $3,333 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Atlanta a good place for art directors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Atlanta area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $117,930 buys what about $117,862 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlanta ($51,170). A typical home costs $382,938, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Art Directors salary in other Georgia cities

Atlanta ranks 1st of 2 Georgia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Art Directors salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for art directors

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($182,620).

Art Directors salary by city

Related jobs in Atlanta

• Artists and Related Workers, All Other$116,070 a year
• Commercial and Industrial Designers$101,280 a year
• Set and Exhibit Designers$82,040 a year
• Interior Designers$80,490 a year
• Designers, All Other$78,020 a year
• Special Effects Artists and Animators$76,910 a year
• Craft Artists$70,020 a year
• Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$69,060 a year

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