Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,324
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$14,976
19.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$59,664
Arizona costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Arizona — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$75,300
Kept after tax
$60,324
Worth in national money
$59,664
State rank
32
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arizona sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $75,300, ranking 32 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Arizona reports figures for, this is number 140.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $75,300 the take-home is $60,324, which is worth about $59,664 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $76,810, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Arizona occupies the middle band for aircraft mechanics and service technicians: a median of $75,300, ranking 32 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In Arizona's occupational distribution, aircraft mechanics and service technicians sits at 140 of 491 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Arizona's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for aircraft mechanics and service technicians on its $75,300 median: $60,324 retained after tax becomes $59,664 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $76,810 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,290 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $75,300 |
| Top tenth earn over | $121,480 |
| This salary | $75,300 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Arizona | $60,324 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,804 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,936 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $73,196 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,437 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Arizona earn less than $75,300. The published range is $48,290 up to $121,480, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Arizona the take-home figure of $60,324, from $75,300, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 140 of 491 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Arizona, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $59,664, the adjusted value of that $75,300 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 140 of 491 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Arizona the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $48,290 to $121,480. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Arizona is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $60,324 from $75,300. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 140 of 491 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Arizona, so $59,664 — the adjusted value of that $75,300 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 140 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $48,290 at the bottom tenth to $121,480 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Arizona run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $59,664 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Arizona then takes its own share, leaving $60,324.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($48,290) and the ninetieth ($121,480) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Arizona's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $59,664 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $60,324 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Arizona income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.