School Psychologists in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$71,912
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$20,468
22.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$71,126
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
$92,380
Kept after tax
$71,912
Worth in national money
$71,126
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for school psychologists is strong here. Arizona's middle earner gets $92,380, putting the state 17 of 51 — about 3.76% ahead of the national figure.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 491 occupations Arizona reports, school psychologists comes in at 87 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $92,380, tax leaves $71,912, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $71,126 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $92,220.
- For school psychologists, Arizona sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $92,380, ranking 17 of 51 and running about 3.76% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- School psychologists ranks 87 of 491 occupations by median in Arizona, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Because Arizona sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for school psychologists — median $92,380 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $71,912 retained, $71,126 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $92,220 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: School Psychologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $66,920 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $92,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $121,700 |
| This salary | $92,380 |
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 | $71,912 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $73,819 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,839 |
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 | $89,669 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,684 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $92,380 as a midpoint for Arizona, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $66,920 and the ninetieth is $121,700 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Arizona the take-home figure of $71,912, from $92,380, 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 87 of 491 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Arizona, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $71,126, the adjusted value of that $92,380 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 87 of 491 in the state.
- The Arizona median of $92,380 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $66,920 to $121,700. 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 $71,912 from $92,380. 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 87 of 491 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Arizona, so $71,126 — the adjusted value of that $92,380 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 87 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $66,920 at the tenth percentile, $121,700 at the ninetieth.
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 $71,126 of national purchasing power.
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 $71,912.
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 ($66,920 to $121,700) 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 $71,126 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 $71,912 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.