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Lawyers salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median lawyers in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $135,670 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,384 a month.

10th percentile
$87,170
25th percentile
$103,160
Median percentile
$135,670
75th percentile
$193,210
90th percentile
$291,750

Based on 8,820 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

$100,605 take-home a year
Gross pay$135,670
Federal income tax−$21,295
Social Security + Medicare−$10,379
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$3,392
Monthly take-home$8,384
Every two weeks$3,869

Does it go far here?

$131,316Median 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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