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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Phoenix, AZ

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

10th percentile
$102,200
25th percentile
$130,840
Median percentile
$137,250
75th percentile
$202,310
90th percentile
$306,620

Based on 60 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?

$132,845Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
20%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

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