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5 highest-paying healthcare jobs in Arizona
Put Arizona Pharmacists wage $146,930 and the figure stays beside the title.
State Arizona Pharmacists as $161,970 ahead of the compensation review.
Give Arizona Pharmacists figure $140,910 so the offer letter names the figure.
Read Arizona Physician Assistants as $134,650 before the range goes out.
Each occupation
1Pharmacists
- State median
- $146,930
- 75th percentile
- $161,970
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 1.04
2Physician Assistants
- State median
- $134,650
- 75th percentile
- $156,500
- U.S. median
- $135,880
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
3Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $134,420
- 75th percentile
- $159,780
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 1.02
4Occupational Therapists
- State median
- $103,660
- 75th percentile
- $122,900
- U.S. median
- $100,330
- State vs U.S.
- 1.03
5Physical Therapists
- State median
- $103,220
- 75th percentile
- $121,100
- U.S. median
- $102,760
- State vs U.S.
- 1.00
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacists | $146,930 | $161,970 | $140,910 | 1.04 |
| 2 | Physician Assistants | $134,650 | $156,500 | $135,880 | 0.99 |
| 3 | Nurse Practitioners | $134,420 | $159,780 | $132,300 | 1.02 |
| 4 | Occupational Therapists | $103,660 | $122,900 | $100,330 | 1.03 |
| 5 | Physical Therapists | $103,220 | $121,100 | $102,760 | 1.00 |
Takeaways
- Take Arizona Physician Assistants at $156,500 while the manager still has the draft.
- Leave Arizona Physician Assistants at $135,880 before the calendar invite goes out.
- Hold Arizona Nurse Practitioners to $134,420 before the recruiter refreshes the ad.
- Send Arizona Nurse Practitioners out $159,780 and the intake can see the figure.
For recruiters
- Bring Arizona Nurse Practitioners in $132,300 so the huddle hears the cell.
- Read Arizona Pharmacists as $146,930 inside the Hiring Pack for the role.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Rows are the 5 occupations on the 25-occupation hiring list with the highest Arizona OEWS median, limited to occupations that also publish a 75th percentile. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the leading median, Arizona is 16 of 51. A row links to the Arizona metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $146,930 is stated as about $146.9K. a comparison of 1.04 is stated as 4 percent. $140,910 is stated as about $140.9K. $161,970 is stated as about $162.0K. $103,220 is stated as about $103.2K.
Sources
A Hiring Pack starts from the role and the city on the req.
First Hiring Pack free.
Then Was $24Now $0.99 per req report.
Or Was $149Now $19.99/month unlimited.