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Editors salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median editors in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $64,970 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,397 a month.

10th percentile
$42,370
25th percentile
$59,730
Median percentile
$64,970
75th percentile
$86,070
90th percentile
$110,460

Based on 540 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

$52,759 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,970
Federal income tax−$5,616
Social Security + Medicare−$4,970
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,624
Monthly take-home$4,397
Every two weeks$2,029

Does it go far here?

$62,885Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
39%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 editors salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona