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Actors salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median actors in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $49,442 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,389 a month.

10th percentile
$37,190
25th percentile
$38,251
Median percentile
$49,442
75th percentile
$60,362
90th percentile
$60,653

Based on 270 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$40,671 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,442
Federal income tax−$3,753
Social Security + Medicare−$3,782
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,236
Monthly take-home$3,389
Every two weeks$1,564

Does it go far here?

$47,855Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,702 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$341,680
Physicians, All Other$301,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$228,040
Dentists, General$194,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310

All actors salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona