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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Arizona

The median economics teachers, postsecondary in Arizona earns $137,250 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,470 a month.

10th percentile
$87,100
25th percentile
$110,100
Median percentile
$137,250
75th percentile
$190,510
90th percentile
$297,420

Based on 100 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

$101,645 take-home a year
Gross pay$137,250
Federal income tax−$21,674
Social Security + Medicare−$10,500
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$3,431
Monthly take-home$8,470
Every two weeks$3,909

Does it go far here?

$136,327Median 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 economics teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona