How much do Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $66,030 and the 90th percentile is $100,180. The difference is $34,150, which is 47.9% 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 $71,230 to the 75th at $73,270, covers $2,040.

The mean annual wage is $77,210, which sits above the median of $71,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is 10.9% lower than the national median of $79,940 for Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,944, which is 13.8% 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 $71,230.

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 $71,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $68,944 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 Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 2nd 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).).

• Flagstaff, AZ is 183 miles away, with a median of $80,760 and employment of 50. That median is 13.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,498, against $68,944 here.

Employment share

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (420 of 2,375,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.58 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.