SOC 53-3099 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 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 Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $56,880. The 10th percentile is $35,360 and the 90th percentile is $89,600. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$56,880

10th percentile
$35,360
25th percentile
$39,260
Median
$56,880
75th percentile
$73,620
90th percentile
$89,600
Mean
$58,960

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $35,360 and the 90th percentile is $89,600. The difference is $54,240, which is 95.4% 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 $39,260 to the 75th at $73,620, covers $34,360.

The mean annual wage is $58,960, which sits above the median of $56,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is 53% higher than the national median of $37,180 for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,054, which is 48.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.2% higher than the Arizona median of $55,680.

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 $56,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other at $55,054 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.

Highest-paying jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $56,880. The 10th percentile is $35,360 and the 90th percentile is $89,600.

How does that compare with the national median for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other?

The local median is 53% higher than the national median of $37,180.

What is Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 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 $56,880 is $55,054. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.