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Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Arizona

The median sociology teachers, postsecondary in Arizona earns $78,430 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,170 a month.

10th percentile
$54,080
25th percentile
$65,110
Median percentile
$78,430
75th percentile
$108,200
90th percentile
$147,830

Based on 230 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

$62,045 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,430
Federal income tax−$8,425
Social Security + Medicare−$6,000
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,961
Monthly take-home$5,170
Every two weeks$2,386

Does it go far here?

$77,903Median pay in Arizona is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
30%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 sociology teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona