Producers and Directors in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$54,909
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$12,411
18.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,309
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
$67,320
Kept after tax
$54,909
Worth in national money
$54,309
State rank
24
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Arizona is 24 of 50 states for producers and directors, with a middle wage of $67,320. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Arizona reports figures for, this is number 166.
- No great distortion either way. Arizona costs about what the country costs, so from $67,320, take-home of $54,909 is worth roughly $54,309 in national money. The average comes to $94,670, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Arizona ranks 24 of 50 for producers and directors at $67,320. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Arizona's occupational distribution, producers and directors sits at 166 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 producers and directors, whose median is $67,320, the adjusted figure of $54,309 differs little from $54,909 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $94,670 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Producers and Directors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,260 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $67,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $208,990 |
| This salary | $67,320 |
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 | $54,909 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $56,190 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,514 |
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 | $65,624 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,352 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $67,320 as a midpoint for Arizona, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $36,260 and the ninetieth is $208,990 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $54,909 take-home in Arizona comes from $67,320. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 166 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $54,309 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 166.
- The Arizona median of $67,320 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $36,260 to $208,990. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $54,909, from $67,320, assumes a single Arizona filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 166 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 24 of 50 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $54,309, worked from $67,320, 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 166 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 $94,670, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $36,260 at the bottom tenth to $208,990 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $54,309 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Arizona adds its own income tax on top — which is why $54,909 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $94,670. 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 ($36,260) and the ninetieth ($208,990) 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 $54,309 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 $54,909 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.