Fundraisers in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$52,547
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$11,633
18.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,972
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
$64,180
Kept after tax
$52,547
Worth in national money
$51,972
State rank
33
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Arizona pays fundraisers around $64,180 at the midpoint, 33 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Arizona reports figures for, this is number 187.
- No great distortion either way. Arizona costs about what the country costs, so from $64,180, take-home of $52,547 is worth roughly $51,972 in national money. The average comes to $69,500, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For fundraisers the Arizona median is $64,180, ranking 33 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Arizona's occupational distribution, fundraisers sits at 187 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.
- Price parity in Arizona is near the national base, so for fundraisers, whose median is $64,180, the adjusted figure of $51,972 differs little from $52,547 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $69,500 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Fundraisers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,790 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $64,180 |
| Top tenth earn over | $97,830 |
| This salary | $64,180 |
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 | $52,547 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,749 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,339 |
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 | $62,684 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,038 |
| 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 fundraisers in Arizona earn under $64,180 and half over. The published range runs $40,790 at the tenth percentile to $97,830 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Arizona's $52,547, worked from $64,180. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 187 of 491.
- Two cautions on $51,972, the adjusted value of that $64,180 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Arizona. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 187 of 491 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for fundraisers in Arizona, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $40,790 to $97,830; 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.
- The Arizona take-home of $52,547, on $64,180 for work ranking 187 of 491 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 187 of 491 in the state.
- This $51,972 adjusted figure, worked from $64,180, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 187 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 187 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $69,500, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $40,790 at the bottom tenth to $97,830 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Arizona costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $51,972 rather than its face figure.
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, $52,547 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 $69,500. 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 ($40,790) and the ninetieth ($97,830) 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 $51,972 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 $52,547 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.