Paramedics in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,203
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$10,397
17.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,676
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
$58,600
Kept after tax
$48,203
Worth in national money
$47,676
State rank
32
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Arizona is 32 of 51 states for paramedics, with a middle wage of $58,600. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Paramedics ranks 244 among 491 occupations Arizona publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Arizona costs about what the country costs, so from $58,600, take-home of $48,203 is worth roughly $47,676 in national money. The average lands at $58,330, below the middle of the range.
- Arizona ranks 32 of 51 for paramedics at $58,600. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 244 of 491 in Arizona places paramedics 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.
- Price parity in Arizona is near the national base, so for paramedics, whose median is $58,600, the adjusted figure of $47,676 differs little from $48,203 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $58,330 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Paramedics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,180 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,600 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,540 |
| This salary | $58,600 |
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 | $48,203 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,265 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,022 |
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 | $57,278 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,654 |
| 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 $58,600. The published range is $46,180 up to $76,540, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Arizona's $48,203, worked from $58,600. 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 244 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $47,676 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 244.
- Reported values are medians; for paramedics in Arizona the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $46,180 to $76,540. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Arizona take-home of $48,203, on $58,600 for work ranking 244 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 244 of 491 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $47,676, worked from $58,600, 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 244 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $46,180 at the tenth percentile, $76,540 at the ninetieth.
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 $47,676 — 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, $48,203 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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,180 to $76,540) 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 $47,676 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 $48,203 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.