SOC 17-3021 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025
How much do Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $79,530. The 10th percentile is $56,780 and the 90th percentile is $100,470. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$79,530
- 10th percentile
- $56,780
- 25th percentile
- $64,690
- Median
- $79,530
- 75th percentile
- $79,690
- 90th percentile
- $100,470
- Mean
- $75,590
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $56,780 and the 90th percentile is $100,470. The difference is $43,690, which is 54.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $64,690 to the 75th at $79,690, covers $15,000.
The mean annual wage is $75,590, which sits below the median of $79,530. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is 4.1% lower than the national median of $82,890 for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,977, which is 7.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 5.7% higher than the Arizona median of $75,230.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 103.316, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,530 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians at $76,977 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 1st of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Tucson, AZ is 75 miles away, with a median of $75,230 and employment of 210. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,640, against $76,977 here.
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Questions this page answers
How much do Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $79,530. The 10th percentile is $56,780 and the 90th percentile is $100,470.
How does that compare with the national median for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians?
The local median is 4.1% lower than the national median of $82,890.
What is Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 103.316, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $79,530 is $76,977. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ compare with nearby metros for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians?
Tucson, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 75 miles away, at $75,230. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.