Average Salary in Arizona
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Arizona. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$65,740Rank #20 of 51
- Median annual wage$48,810Rank #24 of 51
- Median household income$82,106ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity100.7US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$65,283Rank #31 at national prices
- Total employment3,196,750Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $65,740 is $16,930 (34.7 %) above the median of $48,810, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Arizona sit close to the national average (RPP 100.7, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Arizona buys what $65,283 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Arizona is $82,106 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Arizona
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $161,480 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $151,660 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $136,410 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $133,140 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $112,460 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $109,580 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $107,240 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $103,930 |
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