May 2025 OEWS · Arizona

Highest-paying jobs in Yuma, AZ

All-occupations median

$44,170

10th percentile
$30,780
25th percentile
$34,680
Median
$44,170
75th percentile
$63,140
90th percentile
$94,650
Mean
$55,390

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Employment across all occupations: 68,880.

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for this metro is 92.706, with the United States at 100. Compare prices.

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Yuma, AZ with a published annual median, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Dentists, General60$60,280$164,680$237,030
Physicians, All Other60$68,760$162,020$384,650
Pharmacists100$121,700$161,630$171,010
Architectural and Engineering Managers50$96,410$151,120$230,500
Chief Executives80$68,400$141,100$210,800
Physician Assistants30$74,250$133,290$206,990
Nurse Practitioners110$90,020$129,770$161,550
Human Resources Managers60$79,410$128,990$168,210
Marketing Managers50$76,350$127,570$227,430
Lawyers140$61,210$126,730$183,220
Sales Managers190$60,850$124,500$210,770
Computer and Information Systems Managers100$80,590$123,620$187,120
Managers, All Other340$66,480$122,930$156,950
Financial Managers180$59,810$122,730$205,770
Software Developers230$66,900$121,610$174,020
Medical and Health Services Managers220$59,520$118,200$189,360
Engineers, All Other100$67,850$108,780$162,160
Industrial Production Managers70$78,580$101,350$170,450
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary130$66,050$100,290$131,540
Education Administrators, Postsecondary50$60,690$100,180$129,800
Construction Managers100$63,790$99,740$183,340
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives120$74,590$99,370$171,230
Occupational Therapists50$80,940$99,010$120,070
Physical Therapists120$76,600$98,790$116,620
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers50$66,520$98,770$145,190
Data Scientists50$57,630$97,580$131,250
Information Security Analysts40$67,000$97,320$144,420
Dental Hygienists60$83,430$96,850$107,650
Computer Systems Analysts100$62,930$95,890$126,390
Detectives and Criminal Investigators790$56,620$94,520$109,300
Civil Engineers110$60,730$94,370$152,460
Registered Nurses1,640$66,620$94,320$116,750
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians80$63,370$94,170$115,450
Industrial Engineers50$62,650$94,090$122,230
Speech-Language Pathologists40$76,480$93,700$117,290
Facilities Managers60$57,260$93,110$125,950
Mechanical Engineers100$74,950$92,230$123,740
Electrical Engineers40$71,810$91,080$130,860
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers30$47,750$86,540$123,700
Business Operations Specialists, All Other370$51,630$86,260$115,920

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Yuma, AZ by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse4,420$30,760$34,610$35,790
Cashiers1,880$30,580$31,790$36,030
Retail Salespersons1,840$30,580$33,840$45,590
General and Operations Managers1,800$45,240$79,990$164,480
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,800$30,580$30,580$40,570
Registered Nurses1,640$66,620$94,320$116,750
Office Clerks, General1,400$30,580$37,880$61,440
Correctional Officers and Jailers1,360$44,530$50,940$59,750
Stockers and Order Fillers1,360$30,750$37,810$45,700
Customer Service Representatives1,190$31,380$36,020$46,520
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand1,180$30,750$35,580$46,070
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners1,080$30,580$34,230$40,460
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers1,040$36,960$48,630$75,540
Waiters and Waitresses1,000$30,580$36,120$73,590
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General1,000$31,390$43,110$68,520
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary810$30,580$33,590$39,250
Detectives and Criminal Investigators790$56,620$94,520$109,300
Home Health and Personal Care Aides780$30,580$34,560$37,330
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education730$45,840$48,360$59,320
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive690$34,270$42,390$55,430
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers600$39,610$56,430$81,880
Compliance Officers590$46,450$64,820$109,300
Cooks, Restaurant590$30,670$36,080$43,890
Construction Laborers570$33,970$43,260$55,690
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics540$31,840$44,510$74,430

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Yuma, AZ?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Yuma, AZ is $44,170. Employment is 68,880.

Which published occupation has the highest median in Yuma, AZ?

Dentists, General has the highest published annual median on this list, $164,680, in the May 2025 OEWS estimates for Yuma, AZ.