Tellers in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,810
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$7,440
16.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,396
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
$45,250
Kept after tax
$37,810
Worth in national money
$37,396
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Arizona pays tellers a middle wage of $45,250, ranking 13 of 51 states and sitting about 5.16% above the national middle.
- Within Arizona this is lower-paid work. Of 491 occupations the state publishes figures for, tellers ranks 386. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- No great distortion either way. Arizona costs about what the country costs, so from $45,250, take-home of $37,810 is worth roughly $37,396 in national money. The average lands at $45,200, below the middle of the range.
- Arizona's median for tellers is $45,250, about 5.16% above the national figure and 13 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Against every occupation Arizona reports, tellers ranks 386 of 491, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Price parity in Arizona is near the national base, so for tellers, whose median is $45,250, the adjusted figure of $37,396 differs little from $37,810 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $45,200 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Tellers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,620 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,250 |
| Top tenth earn over | $54,350 |
| This salary | $45,250 |
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 | $37,810 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,538 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,262 |
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 | $44,343 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,736 |
| 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 $45,250. The published range is $37,620 up to $54,350, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Arizona's $37,810, worked from $45,250. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 386 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $37,396 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 386.
- Reported values are medians; for tellers in Arizona the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,620 to $54,350. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Arizona take-home of $37,810, on $45,250 for work ranking 386 of 491 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 386 of 491 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $37,396, worked from $45,250, 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 386 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $37,620 at the bottom tenth to $54,350 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $37,396 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 $37,810.
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 ($37,620 to $54,350) 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 $37,396 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 $37,810 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.