Procurement Clerks in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,927
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$8,043
16.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,491
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
$47,970
Kept after tax
$39,927
Worth in national money
$39,491
State rank
41
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for procurement clerks is on the low side in Arizona. The middle earner gets $47,970. That is 41 of 51 states, and about 5.16% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Procurement clerks ranks 330 among 491 occupations Arizona publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Arizona costs about what the country costs, so from $47,970, take-home of $39,927 is worth roughly $39,491 in national money. The average comes to $50,200, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For procurement clerks, Arizona sits in the lower band at $47,970, ranking 41 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 5.16%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 330 of 491 in Arizona places procurement clerks 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 procurement clerks, whose median is $47,970, the adjusted figure of $39,491 differs little from $39,927 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $50,200 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Procurement Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,250 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,970 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,940 |
| This salary | $47,970 |
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 | $39,927 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,724 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,417 |
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 | $46,978 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,923 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $47,970 as a midpoint for Arizona, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $37,250 and the ninetieth is $64,940 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Arizona the take-home figure of $39,927, from $47,970, 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 330 of 491 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $39,491, the adjusted value of that $47,970 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 330 of 491 locally.
- The Arizona median of $47,970 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $37,250 to $64,940. 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 $39,927 from $47,970. 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 330 of 491 locally.
- This $39,491 adjusted figure, worked from $47,970, 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 330 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 330 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $50,200, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $37,250 and the top tenth $64,940, so most people doing this work in Arizona sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $39,491 — 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 $39,927.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like 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 $50,200. 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 ($37,250 to $64,940) 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 $39,491 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 $39,927 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.