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Financial Managers salary in Phoenix, AZ

Median pay for financial managers in Phoenix, AZ: $138,260/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $78,920 – $239,200 · about 11,490 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($131,810) by +$6,450 (+5%).

What it's really worth in Phoenix

With Phoenix's cost of living at 105 (US=100), that $138,260 has the buying power of about $132,084 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $79,935 · median home $448,352 · median rent $1,742/mo.

Full Phoenix cost of living & taxes →

How Phoenix ranks for this job

On raw pay, Phoenix, AZ is 54th of the 187 metros we hold financial managers wages for. Once Phoenix's cost of living is applied, it ranks 134th.

The headline number flatters Phoenix. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, financial managers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Phoenix

A median home in Phoenix, AZ costs $448,352 — about 3.2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,742/mo works out at 15% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where financial managers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Phoenix.

MetroMedian payvs PhoenixRent vs Phoenix
New York, NY $215,630 +56%
San Jose, CA $211,850 +53% 2.1×
San Francisco, CA $203,620 +47% 1.9×
Boulder, CO $176,880 +28% 1.3×

Same job elsewhere in AZ

MetroMedian payvs PhoenixRent vs Phoenix
Tucson, AZ $120,420 −13% 0.8×

Staying in AZ keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires financial managers around Phoenix

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

Other jobs in Phoenix

Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.