SOC 25-3041 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Tutors 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 Tutors in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $43,880. The 10th percentile is $30,580 and the 90th percentile is $80,170. Employment is 2,040.

Median annual wage

$43,880

10th percentile
$30,580
25th percentile
$31,140
Median
$43,880
75th percentile
$62,630
90th percentile
$80,170
Mean
$48,590

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Tutors, the published 10th percentile is $30,580 and the 90th percentile is $80,170. The difference is $49,590, which is 113.0% 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 $31,140 to the 75th at $62,630, covers $31,490.

The mean annual wage is $48,590, which sits above the median of $43,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is 1.2% higher than the national median of $43,350 for Tutors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,472, which is 2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.7% higher than the Arizona median of $38,940.

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 $43,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tutors at $42,472 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tutors. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 3rd of 6 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 $36,340 and employment of 270. That median is 17.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,504, against $42,472 here.
  • Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 104 miles away, with a median of $46,230 and employment of 80. That median is 5.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,051, against $42,472 here.
  • Yuma, AZ is 111 miles away, with a median of $33,600 and employment of 80. That median is 23.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,244, against $42,472 here.

Employment share

Tutors accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (2,040 of 2,375,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (175,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.76 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Tutors 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 Tutors make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tutors in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $43,880. The 10th percentile is $30,580 and the 90th percentile is $80,170. Employment is 2,040.

How does that compare with the national median for Tutors?

The local median is 1.2% higher than the national median of $43,350.

What is Tutors 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 $43,880 is $42,472. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ compare with nearby metros for Tutors?

Tucson, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 75 miles away, at $36,340. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 3rd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.