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Physicists salary in Arizona

The median physicists in Arizona earns $130,500 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,100 a month.

10th percentile
$102,160
25th percentile
$110,430
Median percentile
$130,500
75th percentile
$197,260
90th percentile
$242,730

Based on 120 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

$97,200 take-home a year
Gross pay$130,500
Federal income tax−$20,054
Social Security + Medicare−$9,983
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$3,263
Monthly take-home$8,100
Every two weeks$3,738

Does it go far here?

$129,622Median pay in Arizona is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
19%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 physicists salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona