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Tax Preparers salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median tax preparers in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $44,770 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,086 a month.

10th percentile
$39,760
25th percentile
$43,100
Median percentile
$44,770
75th percentile
$79,030
90th percentile
$115,700

Based on 1,580 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

$37,033 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,770
Federal income tax−$3,192
Social Security + Medicare−$3,425
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,119
Monthly take-home$3,086
Every two weeks$1,424

Does it go far here?

$43,333Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
55%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

All tax preparers salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona