How much does an art director make in Australia?
A$94,100a year
This is the median gross salary: half earn more and half earn less. That is A$7,842 a month.
- Approx. take-home per month
- A$6,100
- Equals
- $64,650
- Compared with the median pay in Australia
- 1.2 times
- Data from
- 2025
Where Australia ranks among 144 countries
Each line is a country, on a log scale from $100 to $200,000 a year.
In other countries
Median gross salary a year, in dollars.
| 1. Switzerland estimate | $106,300 |
| 2. United States | $94,500 |
| 3. Luxembourg estimate | $87,250 |
| 8. Norway estimate | $65,280 |
| 9. Australia | $64,650 |
| 10. Belgium estimate | $62,780 |
| 144. Nigeria estimate | $382 |
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How much does an art director make a month in Australia?
The median gross salary is A$7,842 a month, A$94,100 a year.
Which country pays an art director the most?
United States, with a median of $94,500 a year before tax, according to our data.
Does an art director make more in Australia or in United States?
In United States: $94,500 a year against $64,650 in Australia, 1.5 times more.
Who makes more, an art director or an artist?
An art director: A$94,100 a year against A$80,580 for an artist, 1.2 times more.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025. How we calculate