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Photographers salary in Arizona

The median photographers in Arizona earns $36,970 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,580 a month.

10th percentile
$32,080
25th percentile
$34,640
Median percentile
$36,970
75th percentile
$46,660
90th percentile
$84,130

Based on 1,360 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

$30,961 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,970
Federal income tax−$2,256
Social Security + Medicare−$2,828
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$924
Monthly take-home$2,580
Every two weeks$1,191

Does it go far here?

$36,721Median pay in Arizona is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
60%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 photographers salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona