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Life Scientists, All Other salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median life scientists, all other in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $124,260 a year, 33% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,758 a month.

10th percentile
$107,840
25th percentile
$117,200
Median percentile
$124,260
75th percentile
$124,260
90th percentile
$197,620

Based on 70 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

$93,091 take-home a year
Gross pay$124,260
Federal income tax−$18,556
Social Security + Medicare−$9,506
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$3,107
Monthly take-home$7,758
Every two weeks$3,580

Does it go far here?

$120,272Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
22%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 life scientists, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona