SOC 51-1011 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 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 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $75,810. The 10th percentile is $49,830 and the 90th percentile is $103,640. Employment is 6,450.

Median annual wage

$75,810

10th percentile
$49,830
25th percentile
$60,620
Median
$75,810
75th percentile
$90,790
90th percentile
$103,640
Mean
$78,340

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, the published 10th percentile is $49,830 and the 90th percentile is $103,640. The difference is $53,810, which is 71.0% 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 $60,620 to the 75th at $90,790, covers $30,170.

The mean annual wage is $78,340, which sits above the median of $75,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is 1.8% higher than the national median of $74,450 for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,377, which is 1.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% higher than the Arizona median of $75,330.

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 $75,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers at $73,377 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 3rd of 8 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 $70,260 and employment of 920. That median is 7.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,511, against $73,377 here.
  • Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 104 miles away, with a median of $69,110 and employment of 220. That median is 8.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,337, against $73,377 here.
  • Yuma, AZ is 111 miles away, with a median of $73,150 and employment of 210. That median is 3.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,905, against $73,377 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers accounts for 0.27% of wage-and-salary employment in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (6,450 of 2,375,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (673,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.63 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $75,810. The 10th percentile is $49,830 and the 90th percentile is $103,640. Employment is 6,450.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers?

The local median is 1.8% higher than the national median of $74,450.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 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 $75,810 is $73,377. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers?

Tucson, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 75 miles away, at $70,260. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 3rd of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.