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Mechanical Engineers salary in Arizona

The median mechanical engineers in Arizona earns $100,270 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,405 a month.

10th percentile
$71,030
25th percentile
$82,430
Median percentile
$100,270
75th percentile
$128,880
90th percentile
$159,040

Based on 5,050 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

$76,863 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,270
Federal income tax−$13,229
Social Security + Medicare−$7,671
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$2,507
Monthly take-home$6,405
Every two weeks$2,956

Does it go far here?

$99,596Median pay in Arizona is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
24%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 mechanical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona