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Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Arizona

The median middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Arizona earns $59,710 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,055 a month.

10th percentile
$46,940
25th percentile
$49,940
Median percentile
$59,710
75th percentile
$65,990
90th percentile
$81,420

Based on 9,020 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

$48,664 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,710
Federal income tax−$4,985
Social Security + Medicare−$4,568
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,493
Monthly take-home$4,055
Every two weeks$1,872

Does it go far here?

$59,308Median pay in Arizona is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
38%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 middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona