What General and Operations Managers earn in Pima County, AZ
According to the latest federal wage data for the Tucson, AZ metropolitan area, the median pay for General and Operations Managers in Pima County, AZ is $83,610 a year, or $40.20 an hour. After federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax, the paycheck shrinks to $65,655 a year, and rent, food and energy take another bite. The sections below walk through each step with the actual math for Pima County, AZ.
The mean wage is $111,920, which is 33.9% above the median, a sign that a group of high earners lifts the average. The survey counts about 12,130 people working in this occupation across the Tucson, AZ metropolitan area, so the estimate rests on a substantial pool of workers. Pima County, AZ has roughly 1,060,490 residents, according to the population figures used by the rent data.
The salary range, from entry level to top earners
Pay for General and Operations Managers in the Tucson, AZ metropolitan area is not one number. The lowest-paid tenth of workers earn up to $46,680 a year ($22.44 an hour), while the highest-paid tenth earn $199,310 or more ($95.82 an hour). That is a gap of $152,630 between the bottom and the top of the scale. The middle half of workers falls between $60,400 at the 25th percentile and $133,100 at the 75th percentile. A top-tier earner makes 4.3 times what someone at the bottom makes, so experience, certification and employer all matter.
What the hourly rate looks like
Converted to an hourly wage, the median for General and Operations Managers in Pima County, AZ is $40.20. A full-time schedule of 40 hours for 52 weeks adds up to $83,610, and the same salary is $6,968 a month before taxes or about $3,216 per biweekly pay period. After taxes the same job pays $31.57 per hour of take-home income, which is the number that actually has to cover rent and groceries.
How pay in Pima County, AZ compares
Compared with the Arizona average
The local median of $83,610 sits below the Arizona employment-weighted average of $94,334. The shortfall is $10,724 a year, or 11.4%, so Pima County, AZ is a lower-paying market for this job than the state as a whole. Within Arizona, the highest median we track for this job is $98,610 in Maricopa County, AZ.
Compared with the national average
The national employment-weighted average for General and Operations Managers is $110,123 across the contiguous United States. At $83,610, Pima County, AZ pays $26,513 less, which is 24.1% below that benchmark. Keep in mind that a higher salary only helps if living costs do not rise faster, which is why the cost sections below matter as much as the headline number.
Where this job ranks in Pima County, AZ
Among the 432 occupations with published wages in Pima County, AZ, General and Operations Managers ranks number 75 by median pay, ahead of about 83% of them. The best-paying occupation we track here is Registered Nurses at $94,110 a year, which is $10,500 more than the median for General and Operations Managers.
From gross pay to take-home pay
A salary of $83,610 does not arrive in full. We model a single filer with wage income only, the standard deduction and tax-year 2025 rules, and we keep the three tax layers apart: federal income tax, FICA (Social Security and Medicare) and state income tax. Together they take $17,955 a year, which leaves $65,655, or $5,471 a month.
Put another way, of every $100 earned, about $21 goes to taxes and $79 reaches the paycheck. The overall effective tax rate is 21.5%.
Federal income tax
After the $15,750 standard deduction, taxable income is $67,860. Federal brackets are marginal, so only the slice of income above each threshold is taxed at the higher rate; the last dollars of this salary fall in the 22% bracket. The resulting federal income tax is $9,843, an effective 11.8% of gross pay, well below the 22% marginal rate because the lower brackets are cheaper.
Social Security and Medicare (FICA)
Payroll taxes are a flat percentage of wages. Social Security takes 6.2% up to a wage base of $176,100, which costs $5,184 on this salary. Medicare takes 1.45%, or $1,212. FICA totals $6,396, which is 7.6% of gross pay.
State income tax in Arizona
Arizona income tax on this salary is $1,715 a year, or 2.1% of gross pay, after the state's own deductions and exemptions are applied. That is 17% of the federal income tax bill, and it comes out to $143 a month. Local taxes such as county or city income taxes are not included, so a few jurisdictions may withhold slightly more.
A cross-check with IRS data for Pima County, AZ
IRS Statistics of Income data for Pima County, AZ show an average adjusted gross income of $80,561 per return and an average effective federal income tax rate of 12.8% across all filers. Filers in the $75,000 to under $100,000 bracket, where this salary falls, paid an average of 8.6%, compared with the 11.8% estimated here for a single filer taking the standard deduction. Gaps between the two reflect filing status, dependents, credits and other income, none of which a single-person wage estimate includes.
Cost of living in Pima County, AZ
Take-home pay only means something next to what life costs. We price four basics for one adult in Pima County, AZ: a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline. All of them are converted to annual figures first, then compared with the $65,655 of take-home pay.
Rent
The HUD Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Pima County, AZ is $1,092 a month, or $13,104 a year. A two-bedroom costs $1,405 a month. For General and Operations Managers, a one-bedroom absorbs 20.0% of take-home pay and 15.7% of gross pay.
Food
The USDA Thrifty Food Plan (August 2026) puts the cost of a nutritious home-cooked diet for an adult at about $3,436 a year, which is $286 a month or $66.07 a week. That equals 4.1% of gross pay for General and Operations Managers in Pima County, AZ. It is a thrifty budget with no restaurant meals, so treat it as a floor.
Energy and gasoline
Using Arizona residential prices from the Energy Information Administration and national household averages for consumption, electricity costs about $1,575 a year and other home energy such as natural gas about $812, for $2,387 in total. Gasoline in Arizona averages $3.80 per gallon; at about 463 gallons a year (11,106 miles at 24 miles per gallon) fuel adds $1,759.
What is left over
Add the four basics together and living costs come to $20,686 a year, 32% of take-home pay. That leaves $44,970 a year, or $3,747 a month, for savings, transportation beyond fuel, health care, debt and everything else. That margin equals 53.8% of gross pay, a comfortable cushion by common budgeting rules.
Can General and Operations Managers afford to live in Pima County, AZ?
The 30% rent guideline
A common rule of thumb says rent should stay under 30% of gross income. For a gross salary of $83,610 that ceiling is $2,090 a month. The one-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $1,092 is $998 under it, so rent fits the guideline. Put as a wage, covering a one-bedroom at the 30% guideline takes $21.00 an hour; the median for General and Operations Managers is $40.20, which is 91% above that mark. Another way to see it: at $31.57 of take-home pay an hour, a one-bedroom takes about 8.0 working hours every week.
Splitting a two-bedroom
Sharing a two-bedroom at $1,405 a month means $703 each. Compared with renting a one-bedroom alone, that saves $4,674 a year. With a roommate, the yearly margin after the basics becomes $49,644.
How fast you can save
At $3,747 a month of margin, building a $10,000 emergency fund would take about 3 months. Setting aside half of the margin stretches the same goal to about 6 months. These figures ignore interest, raises and any spending beyond the four basics.
Frequently asked questions about General and Operations Managers pay in Pima County, AZ
What is the hourly wage for General and Operations Managers in Pima County, AZ?
The median is $40.20 per hour, based on $83,610 a year over 2,080 hours. Hourly pay runs from about $22.44 at the 10th percentile to $95.82 at the 90th percentile.
What is the take-home pay for General and Operations Managers in Pima County, AZ?
After federal income tax, FICA and state income tax, the median salary of $83,610 becomes $65,655 a year. That is $5,471 a month, $2,525 every two weeks or $1,263 a week.
What percentage of pay goes to taxes for General and Operations Managers in Pima County, AZ?
Total taxes are $17,955 a year, an effective rate of 21.5%: $9,843 federal income tax, $6,396 FICA and $1,715 Arizona income tax.
Is pay for General and Operations Managers in Pima County, AZ above the Arizona average?
No. The local median of $83,610 is -11.4% versus the Arizona average of $94,334, a difference of $10,724 a year.
Is a one-bedroom rent affordable on the median General and Operations Managers salary in Pima County, AZ?
A one-bedroom costs $1,092 a month against take-home pay of $5,471, which is 20.0% of take-home pay. That meets the 30%-of-gross guideline, which allows up to $2,090 a month.
How much is left after rent, food and energy for General and Operations Managers in Pima County, AZ?
About $3,747 a month ($44,970 a year) remains after a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline, which together cost $20,686 a year.
What hourly wage covers a one-bedroom in Pima County, AZ at the 30% guideline?
$21.00 an hour for a full-time schedule, calculated as the $13,104 annual rent divided by 0.30 and by 2,080 hours. The median for General and Operations Managers is $40.20.
How we calculated these numbers
Wages are May 2025 medians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for the Tucson, AZ metropolitan area; hourly-only values are annualized at 2,080 hours. Rents are HUD Fair Market Rents, food costs come from the USDA Thrifty Food Plan, and energy prices come from the Energy Information Administration. County-level tax statistics come from the IRS Statistics of Income.
Taxes use tax-year 2025 federal brackets, FICA rates and the Arizona rules for a single filer with wage income only. Figures are estimates for planning and comparison, not tax or financial advice, and they exclude local income taxes, benefits, retirement contributions and individual circumstances.