H-1B salary guideSOC 27-1011Rank #94Updated Jul 2026
Art Directors
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Art Directors (SOC 27-1011). Based on 6,167 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$135,000
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$93,600
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$197,621
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
73
Rank #94 · FY2026
Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level
P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.
| Level | N | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 422 | $68,000 | $80,198 | $90,000 |
| Level II | 340 | $85,000 | $115,000 | $130,000 |
| Level III | 312 | $120,819 | $145,600 | $175,000 |
| Level IV | 553 | $154,500 | $199,999 | $233,000 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $68,000 | $80,198 | $90,000 |
| Level II | $85,000 | $115,000 | $130,000 |
| Level III | $120,819 | $145,600 | $175,000 |
| Level IV | $154,500 | $199,999 | $233,000 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
Apple Inc.
70
TBWA Worldwide Inc.
65
R/GA Media Group, Inc.
58
DROGA5, LLC
55
Leo Burnett Company, Inc.
54
AKQA, Inc.
50
BBDO USA, LLC
49
Saatchi & Saatchi North Am…
48
ANOMALY PARTNERS LLC
45
Goodby, Silverstein and Pa…
39
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $75k |
| FY2011 | $75k |
| FY2012 | $80k |
| FY2013 | $85k |
| FY2014 | $85k |
| FY2015 | $86k |
| FY2016 | $92k |
| FY2017 | $96k |
| FY2018 | $100k |
| FY2019 | $105k |
| FY2020 | $105k |
| FY2021 | $135k |
| FY2022 | $120k |
| FY2023 | $135k |
| FY2024 | $125k |
| FY2025 | $126k |
| FY2026 | $135k |
Compare Art Directors with another occupation
Side-by-side view of KPIs, outcomes, top breakdowns and yearly trend.
Who actually sponsors this role?
14 employers filed H-1B LCAs for Art Directors — ranked, with certification rates and a sponsor-health signal.
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Understand the data
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