Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,600
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$7,950
16.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,167
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
$47,550
Kept after tax
$39,600
Worth in national money
$39,167
State rank
30
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arizona sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $47,550, ranking 30 of 45 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 346.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $47,550, tax leaves $39,600, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $39,167 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $50,800, since top earners drag the number up.
- Arizona occupies the middle band for miscellaneous construction and related workers: a median of $47,550, ranking 30 of 45. 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, miscellaneous construction and related workers sits at 346 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.
- Because Arizona sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for miscellaneous construction and related workers — median $47,550 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $39,600 retained, $39,167 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $50,800 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,100 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,550 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,680 |
| This salary | $47,550 |
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 | $39,600 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,386 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,393 |
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 | $46,571 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,894 |
| 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 $47,550. The published range is $38,100 up to $61,680, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Arizona the take-home figure of $39,600, from $47,550, 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 346 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 $39,167 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 346.
- Reported values are medians; for miscellaneous construction and related workers in Arizona the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $38,100 to $61,680. 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 $39,600 from $47,550. 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 346 of 491 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $39,167, worked from $47,550, 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 346 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 $50,800, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $38,100 at the bottom tenth to $61,680 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 $39,167 — 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 $39,600.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 45 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release 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 $50,800. 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 ($38,100 to $61,680) 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 $39,167 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 $39,600 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.