What work pays in Arizona

The 28 best-paid occupations with a published median here, alongside what that pay is worth once local prices and state income tax are taken into account.

Price level
101
national average = 100
Best-paid occupation
$312,490
Physicians, All Other
Occupations listed
28
with a published median
State income tax
2.4%
effective, on the figure above

Cost of living from BEA regional price parities for this state.

Best-paid work here

Occupations in Arizona ranked by median annual pay
OccupationHourlyAnnualWorth locallyJobs
Physicians, All Other$150.24/hr$312,490$310,3796,800
Computer and Information Systems Managers$80.01/hr$166,430$165,30514,270
Pharmacists$70.64/hr$146,930$145,9376,900
Sales Managers$70.04/hr$145,690$144,70613,870
Financial Managers$67.23/hr$139,830$138,88514,900
Human Resources Managers$67.22/hr$139,820$138,8753,950
Nurse Practitioners$64.63/hr$134,420$133,5127,220
Lawyers$64.55/hr$134,260$133,35311,640
Marketing Managers$63.57/hr$132,220$131,3264,870
Managers, All Other$62.44/hr$129,870$128,9928,540
Software Developers$62.35/hr$129,690$128,81438,050
Medical and Health Services Managers$61.95/hr$128,850$127,97911,840
Industrial Production Managers$60.01/hr$124,810$123,9673,630
Construction Managers$55.14/hr$114,680$113,9059,910
Industrial Engineers$52.06/hr$108,280$107,5487,520
Data Scientists$51.56/hr$107,240$106,5154,560
Computer Occupations, All Other$50.60/hr$105,240$104,5295,510
Computer Systems Analysts$49.77/hr$103,530$102,83011,330
Physical Therapists$49.62/hr$103,220$102,5225,170
Administrative Services Managers$48.64/hr$101,160$100,4766,750
Dental Hygienists$48.56/hr$101,010$100,3274,530
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$48.37/hr$100,620$99,9408,860
Mechanical Engineers$48.21/hr$100,270$99,5925,050
Registered Nurses$47.84/hr$99,500$98,82773,150
Project Management Specialists$47.62/hr$99,050$98,38122,920
Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryNot published$99,000$98,3313,620
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$47.48/hr$98,750$98,0833,390
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryNot published$97,480$96,8215,270

Cities and metro areas in Arizona

A state average hides a lot. Prices in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler run 7% above Tucson, on the same state income tax.

Price level against a national average of 100, from BEA regional price parities.

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