In Phoenix, 21.3% of the 1,296 job postings we track list a pay range, and the median posted pay is $119,000 a year. 4.5% are remote, 10.2% are entry level, and 36.3% have been open for more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
A $117,500 posted salary in the Phoenix area buys about what $113,500 buys in the average US metro area, because prices here run 3% above the national average.
Housing costs run 21% above the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($51,500) is worth $49,500 in average-US dollars, 71st of 99 metro areas.
The unemployment rate is 4.9%, 0.8 points above the median of the metro areas in this report.
32.6% of open postings have been listed for more than 60 days (median 30 days), 29th highest of 99 metro areas.
Phoenix compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
1,296open postings from 294 employers
21.3%list a pay range (#47 of 71 published cities)
$119,000median posted pay (middle half: $87,500 to $162,500), from 246 postings with pay
4.5%remote, 0% hybrid
37 daysmedian time a posting has been open; 36.3% over 60 days
$51,500official median wage for all jobs in the metro area (BLS)
10.2%entry-level postings
AZ has no statewide law requiring a pay range in job postings.
The metro area's unemployment rate was 4.9% in 2026-08 (4.3% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across Arizona, employers had 121,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 3.6% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 12.8% above its February 2020 level and 7% higher than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
Posted pay by kind of job in Phoenix
Kind of job
Median posted pay
Postings with pay
Engineering (other)
$132,000
26
Sales
$117,500
39
Kinds of job are grouped by title wording. Pay is the midpoint of the range in the posting, annualized for hourly postings.
Who is hiring, by industry
Industry
Postings
Software & Technology
266
Manufacturing & Industrial
189
Other
176
Real Estate & Construction
159
Healthcare & Life Sciences
145
Consulting & Professional Services
84
Retail & E-commerce
80
Financial Services
62
Logistics & Transportation
57
Education
25
Media & Entertainment
19
Employers with the most openings
Intel: 81 postings
Marketechinternationalcorporationusa: 75 postings
Lucid Motors: 45 postings
Noxgroup: 44 postings
Olsson: 41 postings
What applications ask in Phoenix
Among 316 application forms we read: 38.3% ask applicants for a salary expectation, 72.2% ask about visa sponsorship, 51.3% include the equal-opportunity section, and 10.8% carry an AI-use notice. Question wording only; no applicant answers are ever collected.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ area run 3% above the national average, and housing runs 21% above it. The official median wage for all jobs is $51,500, which is worth $49,500 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $117,500 is worth $113,500.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
Postings that list several cities count in each one. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in Phoenix. Methodology · All cities (CSV)
