Roofers in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,437
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$7,903
16.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,006
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
$47,340
Kept after tax
$39,437
Worth in national money
$39,006
State rank
39
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arizona is among the lower-paying states for roofers. The middle earner takes $47,340, ranking 39 of 51 states — about 14.61% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Roofers ranks 348 among 491 occupations Arizona publishes pay for.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $47,340 the take-home is $39,437, which is worth about $39,006 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $50,600, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Arizona ranks 39 of 51 for roofers, with a median of $47,340 — about 14.61% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 348 of 491 in Arizona places roofers 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.
- Arizona's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for roofers on its $47,340 median: $39,437 retained after tax becomes $39,006 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $50,600 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Roofers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,910 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,340 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,620 |
| This salary | $47,340 |
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 | $39,437 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,218 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,381 |
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 | $46,368 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,880 |
| 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 $47,340. The published range is $35,910 up to $62,620, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $39,437 take-home in Arizona comes from $47,340. 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 348 of 491.
- Two cautions on $39,006, the adjusted value of that $47,340 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 348 of 491 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for roofers in Arizona the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,910 to $62,620. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $39,437, from $47,340, 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 348 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 39 of 51 for it.
- This $39,006 adjusted figure, worked from $47,340, 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 348 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 348 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $50,600 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $35,910 at the tenth percentile, $62,620 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 $39,006 — 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, $39,437 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.
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 $50,600. 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 ($35,910 to $62,620) 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 $39,006 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 $39,437 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.