Computer Occupations, All Other in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$80,638
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$24,602
23.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$79,757
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
$105,240
Kept after tax
$80,638
Worth in national money
$79,757
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Arizona is 27 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $105,240. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Arizona this is well-paid work. Of 491 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 43 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $105,240 the take-home is $80,638, which is worth about $79,757 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $109,410, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Arizona ranks 27 of 51 for computer occupations, all other at $105,240. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Arizona publishes a median for, computer occupations, all other sits 43 of 491 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Arizona's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for computer occupations, all other on its $105,240 median: $80,638 retained after tax becomes $79,757 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $109,410 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Computer Occupations, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $52,450 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $105,240 |
| Top tenth earn over | $166,870 |
| This salary | $105,240 |
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 | $80,638 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $82,866 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,519 |
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 | $102,072 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,623 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of computer occupations, all other in Arizona earn under $105,240 and half over. The published range runs $52,450 at the tenth percentile to $166,870 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $80,638 take-home in Arizona comes from $105,240. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 43 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $79,757 uses one figure for the whole of Arizona. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 491 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 43.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer occupations, all other in Arizona, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $52,450 to $166,870; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $80,638, from $105,240, assumes a single Arizona filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 43 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 27 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $79,757, worked from $105,240, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Arizona address, on work sitting at 43 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $109,410, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $52,450 and the top tenth $166,870 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $79,757 of national purchasing power.
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 $80,638.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Arizona is $109,410. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($52,450) and the ninetieth ($166,870) 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 $79,757 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 $80,638 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.