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Photographers salary in Phoenix, AZ

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

10th percentile
$33,830
25th percentile
$34,650
Median percentile
$36,970
75th percentile
$46,660
90th percentile
$84,130

Based on 1,140 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?

$35,783Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
66%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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