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Arizona engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Arizona, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$118,626

Arizona

Top earners

$177,873

Higher end

vs national

-1% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

6

in this state

Engineers in Arizona earn a blended median of $118,626 per year, -1% vs national, with top earners near $177,873. That blends 11 engineering occupations across 65,660 published jobs in Arizona. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Arizona

Published wage data for each discipline in Arizona. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Arizona

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Top-paying

Phoenix

$119,365

-1% vs national

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Tucson

$111,194

-8% vs national

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Sierra Vista

$106,972

-11% vs national

View Sierra Vista salaries

Prescott Valley

$105,816

-12% vs national

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Lake Havasu City

$105,447

-12% vs national

View Lake Havasu City salaries

Yuma

$103,510

-14% vs national

View Yuma salaries

Flagstaff

$100,498

-17% vs national

View Flagstaff salaries

More cities in Arizona

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What affects engineering pay in Arizona

  • ▹Local market. Arizona pay runs -1% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Arizona; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Arizona — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Arizona?
Engineers in Arizona earn a blended median of $118,626 per year — 1% below the national average — across 11 engineering occupations and 65,660 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Arizona?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Arizona, at $172,680 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Arizona a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Arizona runs 1% below the national average, across 65,660 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Arizona pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Phoenix ($119,365), Tucson ($111,194), and Sierra Vista ($106,972), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 11 engineering occupations in Arizona, weighted by local employment (65,660 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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