First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,709
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$7,981
16.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,275
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
$47,690
Kept after tax
$39,709
Worth in national money
$39,275
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 $47,690. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Arizona reports figures for, this is number 341.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $47,690 the take-home is $39,709, which is worth about $39,275 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $50,840, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Arizona ranks 27 of 51 for first-line supervisors of personal service workers at $47,690. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Arizona's occupational distribution, first-line supervisors of personal service workers sits at 341 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 first-line supervisors of personal service workers on its $47,690 median: $39,709 retained after tax becomes $39,275 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $50,840 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,510 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,690 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,940 |
| This salary | $47,690 |
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 | $39,709 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,499 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,401 |
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 | $46,707 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,904 |
| 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 $47,690. The published range is $37,510 up to $62,940, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Arizona the take-home figure of $39,709, from $47,690, 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 341 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 $39,275, the adjusted value of that $47,690 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 341 of 491 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of personal service workers in Arizona the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,510 to $62,940. 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 $39,709 from $47,690. 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 341 of 491 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Arizona, so $39,275 — the adjusted value of that $47,690 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 341 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $50,840 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $37,510 at the bottom tenth to $62,940 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $39,275 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Arizona's own levy, $39,709 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
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 $50,840. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,510 to $62,940) 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 $39,275 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 $39,709 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.