Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$45,929
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$9,751
17.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$45,427
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
$55,680
Kept after tax
$45,929
Worth in national money
$45,427
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Arizona pays this job a middle wage of $55,680, ranking 7 of 51 states and sitting about 49.76% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 266 among 491 occupations Arizona publishes pay for.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $55,680, tax leaves $45,929, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $45,427 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $57,310, since top earners drag the number up.
- Arizona's median for motor vehicle operators, all other is $55,680, about 49.76% above the national figure and 7 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Position 266 of 491 in Arizona places motor vehicle operators, all other in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Because Arizona sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for motor vehicle operators, all other — median $55,680 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $45,929 retained, $45,427 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $57,310 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,840 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $55,680 |
| Top tenth earn over | $73,620 |
| This salary | $55,680 |
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 | $45,929 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $46,919 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,855 |
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 | $54,449 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,453 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $55,680 as a midpoint for Arizona, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $36,840 and the ninetieth is $73,620 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Arizona the take-home figure of $45,929, from $55,680, 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 266 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 $45,427 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 266.
- The Arizona median of $55,680 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $36,840 to $73,620. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Arizona is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $45,929 from $55,680. 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 266 of 491 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $45,427, worked from $55,680, 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 266 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,840 at the bottom tenth to $73,620 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $45,427 rather than its face figure.
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 $45,929.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,840 to $73,620) 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 $45,427 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 $45,929 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.