Art Directors pay range in San Antonio
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,680 a year or less, while the top 10% make $157,750 or more. The middle half of art directors in San Antonio earn between $65,890 and $101,540.
- $48K10th
- $66K25th
- $82KMedian
- $102K75th
- $158K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $93,670 | $7,806 | $45.03 |
| Median | $81,730 | $6,811 | $39.29 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $65,890 | $5,491 | $31.68 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $101,540 | $8,462 | $48.82 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Art Directors salary after taxes in San Antonio
On the average salary of $93,670, a single filer in San Antonio takes home about $74,727 a year, or $6,227 a month and $2,874 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is San Antonio a good place for art directors? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the San Antonio area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $93,670 buys what about $98,896 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in San Antonio ($47,010). A typical home costs $280,297, or 3.0 years of this average salary before tax.
Art Directors salary in other Texas cities
San Antonio ranks 4th of 4 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($122,130).
Highest-paying cities for art directors
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($182,620).
- San Jose, CA$182,620
- San Francisco, CA$169,940
- New York, NY$161,120
- Portland, OR$158,630
- Los Angeles, CA$156,680
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Art Directors salary in San Antonio: questions
How much do art directors make an hour in San Antonio?
$45.03 an hour on average, and $39.29 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level art directors salary in San Antonio?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,680 a year and the 25th percentile is $65,890, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the art directors take-home pay in San Antonio?
About $74,727 a year ($6,227 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $93,670. Texas has no state income tax.
Do art directors earn more in San Antonio than elsewhere?
The average here is 31% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($134,942).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-1011; area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (41700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.0%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.22, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.22).
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