Highest Paying Jobs In Phoenix, AZ For 2024

The highest-paying jobs in Phoenix include a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and finance. If you’re looking for a high-paying career in the Phoenix area, this list will help you narrow down your search to the best-paid professions available.

We cover the 25 highest-paying jobs in Phoenix in 2024 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Phoenix require extensive experience, but there are also some well-paid entry-level roles for job seekers with the right educational background.

Overall, the highest-paying job in Phoenix is Anesthesiologist, with an average annual salary of $313,002 and an entry-level salary of $158,000.

Whether you’re considering a career change, thinking about moving to Phoenix, or a recent graduate planning for your future, this guide to the highest-paying jobs and best-paid industries in Phoenix can help you figure out your next move.

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Phoenix, Arizona:

Anesthesiologist – $313,002
Practicing MD Anesthesiologist – $286,815
Oncologist – $269,250
Operator And Truck Driver – $256,280
Anesthesiologist/Physician – $255,860
Hospitalist Physician – $254,250
President/Chief Executive Officer – $250,476
Resident Physician In Radiology – $248,777
Obstetrics Gynecology Physician – $244,765
Psychiatrist – $237,255

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Phoenix

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Anesthesiologist	$313,002	$158,000
2	Practicing MD Anesthesiologist	$286,815	$138,000
3	Oncologist	$269,250	$141,000
4	Operator And Truck Driver	$256,280	$138,000
5	Anesthesiologist/Physician	$255,860	$141,000
6	Hospitalist Physician	$254,250	$181,000
7	President/Chief Executive Officer	$250,476	$137,000
8	Resident Physician In Radiology	$248,777	$134,000
9	Obstetrics Gynecology Physician	$244,765	$126,000
10	Psychiatrist	$237,255	$137,000
11	Board Certified Orthodontist	$235,988	$146,000
12	General Surgery Physician Assistant	$233,573	$121,000
13	Medical Director	$231,392	$149,000
14	Orthodontist	$230,486	$133,000
15	Pulmonary Physician	$226,989	$126,000
16	Physician	$225,070	$123,000
17	Urologist	$220,963	$119,000
18	Cardiologist	$215,761	$114,000
19	Consultant And Sales Representative	$212,383	$146,000
20	Nephrologist	$209,678	$125,000
21	Staff Physician	$207,099	$120,000
22	Internal Medicine Physician	$206,018	$123,000
23	Family Medicine Physician	$204,344	$121,000
24	Ob/Gyn Physician	$203,504	$108,000
25	Neurologist	$203,040	$114,000

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Phoenix for 2024

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Phoenix, we looked at the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others.

Zippia’s data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets.

Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job title in Phoenix.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Phoenix to identify the jobs that get paid the most.

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2024. This is our eighth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Phoenix.

Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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