High paying business and finance jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ run 3.3% above the national average (2024), so a Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ salary is worth about 0.97× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$103,680
Bachelor's degree
$49,250 – $216,2805,000
2Financial Risk Specialists$101,990
Bachelor's degree
$58,110 – $168,1001,310
3Project Management Specialists$100,780
Bachelor's degree
$64,060 – $165,21017,790
4Management Analysts$94,900
Bachelor's degree
$54,470 – $164,97013,730
5Financial and Investment Analysts$94,700
Bachelor's degree
$62,610 – $161,6504,510
6Business Operations Specialists, All Other$84,190
Bachelor's degree
$53,370 – $140,8708,820
7Accountants and Auditors$80,820
Bachelor's degree
$58,000 – $129,17021,360
8Financial Examiners$80,490
Bachelor's degree
$60,200 – $128,6301,770
9Logisticians$79,370
Bachelor's degree
$52,280 – $127,0803,360
10Insurance Underwriters$77,740
Bachelor's degree
$58,770 – $127,4503,030
11Cost Estimators$77,590
Bachelor's degree
$37,440 – $128,9704,380
12Credit Analysts$77,020
Bachelor's degree
$57,060 – $126,6301,990
13Buyers and Purchasing Agents$76,820
Bachelor's degree
$50,570 – $119,4008,400
14Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$76,720
Bachelor's degree
$45,000 – $119,1901,750
15Human Resources Specialists$74,640
Bachelor's degree
$48,510 – $116,00015,430
16Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$74,590
Bachelor's degree
$43,120 – $140,74012,220
17Compliance Officers$74,240
Bachelor's degree
$47,920 – $129,5707,980
18Training and Development Specialists$66,710
Bachelor's degree
$42,210 – $114,2109,910
19Fundraisers$65,570
Bachelor's degree
$40,790 – $99,4901,070
20Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$64,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,550 – $99,15011,350
21Loan Officers$61,850
Bachelor's degree
$35,840 – $133,8508,350
22Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$61,380
Bachelor's degree
$39,670 – $95,0202,660
23Property Appraisers and Assessors$51,250
Bachelor's degree
$37,300 – $83,4101,200
24Tax Preparers$44,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,760 – $115,7001,580

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$103,680	$49,250 – $216,280	5,000
2	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$101,990	$58,110 – $168,100	1,310
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$100,780	$64,060 – $165,210	17,790
4	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$94,900	$54,470 – $164,970	13,730
5	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$94,700	$62,610 – $161,650	4,510
6	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$84,190	$53,370 – $140,870	8,820
7	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$80,820	$58,000 – $129,170	21,360
8	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$80,490	$60,200 – $128,630	1,770
9	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$79,370	$52,280 – $127,080	3,360
10	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$77,740	$58,770 – $127,450	3,030
11	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$77,590	$37,440 – $128,970	4,380
12	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$77,020	$57,060 – $126,630	1,990
13	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$76,820	$50,570 – $119,400	8,400
14	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,720	$45,000 – $119,190	1,750
15	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,640	$48,510 – $116,000	15,430
16	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,590	$43,120 – $140,740	12,220
17	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$74,240	$47,920 – $129,570	7,980
18	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$66,710	$42,210 – $114,210	9,910
19	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$65,570	$40,790 – $99,490	1,070
20	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,370	$48,550 – $99,150	11,350
21	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$61,850	$35,840 – $133,850	8,350
22	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$61,380	$39,670 – $95,020	2,660
23	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$51,250	$37,300 – $83,410	1,200
24	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,770	$39,760 – $115,700	1,580

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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