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Highest Paying Jobs in Arizona

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Arizona, among 76 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Arizona
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$166,05313,700
2Sales Managers$145,23913,280
3Financial Managers$141,16114,450
4Lawyers$130,77011,370
5Software Developers$130,41934,530
6Medical and Health Services Managers$127,56311,630
7Construction Managers$115,5589,760
8Computer Systems Analysts$102,92810,750
9Registered Nurses$99,52872,260
10Project Management Specialists$98,54821,580
11General and Operations Managers$94,334106,560
12Management Analysts$93,37316,360
13Accountants and Auditors$79,85126,180
14First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,13121,180
15First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,93013,210
16Buyers and Purchasing Agents$75,56810,640
17Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$75,55513,890
18Compliance Officers$74,49311,540
19Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$72,90923,690
20Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$72,63018,050
21Human Resources Specialists$72,46619,470
22Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$71,71214,910
23Training and Development Specialists$65,95212,290
24Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$65,1379,920
25Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$64,59012,090

Highest-paying jobs in Arizona

This ranking covers 76 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Arizona. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Computer and Information Systems Managers comes first at $166,053 a year; number 25 on the list, Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, averages $64,590.

Each occupation links to its Arizona page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.