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Air Traffic Controllers salary in Arizona

The median air traffic controllers in Arizona earns $136,800 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,446 a month.

10th percentile
$86,630
25th percentile
$112,030
Median percentile
$136,800
75th percentile
$170,870
90th percentile
$195,980

Based on 380 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

$101,349 take-home a year
Gross pay$136,800
Federal income tax−$21,566
Social Security + Medicare−$10,465
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$3,420
Monthly take-home$8,446
Every two weeks$3,898

Does it go far here?

$135,880Median pay in Arizona is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
18%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,543 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arizona

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$312,490
Family Medicine Physicians$292,760
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$227,870
Dentists, General$194,180
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,480
Computer and Information Systems Managers$166,430

All air traffic controllers salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona