How much do Engineers, All Other make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Engineers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $63,240 and the 90th percentile is $169,910. The difference is $106,670, which is 104.3% 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 $76,960 to the 75th at $138,860, covers $61,900.

The mean annual wage is $115,080, which sits above the median of $102,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is 16.8% lower than the national median of $122,930 for Engineers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,997, which is 19.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Arizona median of $102,280.

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 $102,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engineers, All Other at $98,997 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Engineers, All Other. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 3rd of 3 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 $104,030 and employment of 250. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,363, against $98,997 here.
• Yuma, AZ is 111 miles away, with a median of $108,780 and employment of 100. That median is 6.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,339, against $98,997 here.

Employment share

Engineers, All Other accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (1,180 of 2,375,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.50 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.