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Recreational Therapists salary in Arizona

The median recreational therapists in Arizona earns $62,610 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,243 a month.

10th percentile
$49,710
25th percentile
$55,820
Median percentile
$62,610
75th percentile
$82,490
90th percentile
$90,230

Based on 170 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

$50,922 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,610
Federal income tax−$5,333
Social Security + Medicare−$4,790
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,565
Monthly take-home$4,243
Every two weeks$1,959

Does it go far here?

$62,189Median pay in Arizona is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
36%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 recreational therapists salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona