Art Directors Salary in Lincoln, NE

Art Directors pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,190 a year or less, while the top 10% make $106,760 or more. The middle half of art directors in Lincoln earn between $56,470 and $85,470.

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

Art Directors salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $78,160, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $61,139 a year, or $5,095 a month and $2,351 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Lincoln area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $78,160 buys what about $85,345 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Art Directors salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 2nd of 2 Nebraska metro areas for this job; Omaha pays the most ($80,400).

All Art Directors salaries in Nebraska

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

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• Coaches and Scouts$82,110 a year
• Technical Writers$69,490 a year
• Public Relations Specialists$65,530 a year
• Producers and Directors$65,300 a year

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