Education Administrators, All Other in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$88,732
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$28,438
24.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$87,763
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
$117,170
Kept after tax
$88,732
Worth in national money
$87,763
State rank
5
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arizona is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $117,170, which ranks 5 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 23.08% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Arizona. It ranks 31 out of 491 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $117,170, tax leaves $88,732, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $87,763 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $115,180.
- Arizona ranks 5 of 49 states publishing a median for education administrators, all other, at $117,170 — about 23.08% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within Arizona, education administrators, all other ranks 31 of 491 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Because Arizona sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for education administrators, all other — median $117,170 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $88,732 retained, $87,763 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $115,180 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Education Administrators, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $69,600 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $117,170 |
| Top tenth earn over | $147,620 |
| This salary | $117,170 |
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 | $88,732 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $91,259 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,150 |
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 | $113,578 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,494 |
| 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 $117,170. The published range is $69,600 up to $147,620, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Arizona the take-home figure of $88,732, from $117,170, 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 31 of 491 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $87,763 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 31.
- Reported values are medians; for education administrators, all other in Arizona the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $69,600 to $147,620. 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 $88,732 from $117,170. 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 31 of 491 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $87,763, worked from $117,170, 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 31 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $69,600 at the bottom tenth to $147,620 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $87,763 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 $88,732.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($69,600 to $147,620) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Arizona rather than a national figure.
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 $87,763 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 $88,732 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.