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Special Education Teachers, Preschool salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median special education teachers, preschool in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $60,400 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,100 a month.

10th percentile
$47,250
25th percentile
$49,770
Median percentile
$60,400
75th percentile
$74,480
90th percentile
$80,680

Based on 250 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

$49,201 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,400
Federal income tax−$5,068
Social Security + Medicare−$4,621
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,510
Monthly take-home$4,100
Every two weeks$1,892

Does it go far here?

$58,461Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
42%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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