Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,067
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$8,083
16.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,629
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
$48,150
Kept after tax
$40,067
Worth in national money
$39,629
State rank
36
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arizona is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $48,150, ranking 36 of 47 states — about 6.2% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Arizona reports figures for, this is number 325.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $48,150, tax leaves $40,067, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $39,629 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $49,570, since top earners drag the number up.
- Arizona ranks 36 of 47 for structural metal fabricators and fitters, with a median of $48,150 — about 6.2% 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.
- In Arizona's occupational distribution, structural metal fabricators and fitters sits at 325 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.
- Because Arizona sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for structural metal fabricators and fitters — median $48,150 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $40,067 retained, $39,629 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $49,570 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,430 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,150 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,970 |
| This salary | $48,150 |
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 | $40,067 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,869 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,427 |
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 | $47,153 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,936 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of structural metal fabricators and fitters in Arizona earn under $48,150 and half over. The published range runs $39,430 at the tenth percentile to $60,970 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Arizona the take-home figure of $40,067, from $48,150, 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 325 of 491 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $39,629 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 325.
- Figures are distribution medians for structural metal fabricators and fitters in Arizona, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $39,430 to $60,970; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Arizona is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $40,067 from $48,150. 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 325 of 491 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $39,629, worked from $48,150, 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 325 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $39,430 at the tenth percentile, $60,970 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Arizona costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $39,629 rather than its face figure.
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 $40,067.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 47 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,430 to $60,970) 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 $39,629 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 $40,067 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.