High paying production jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Every production 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 production 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

1Semiconductor Processing Technicians$78,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,410 – $102,1802,260
2First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,830 – $103,6406,450
3Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$63,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,780 – $80,0402,570
4Machinists$61,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,800 – $76,0903,230
5Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$56,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,760 – $81,2905,440
6Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$52,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,470 – $77,7208,080
7Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,300 – $58,3001,120
8Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,400 – $65,6201,430
9Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,520 – $74,9001,160
10Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,750 – $78,5401,850
11Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$48,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,430 – $60,970870
12Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,330 – $61,620990
13Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,830 – $62,550910
14Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$46,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,240 – $64,4203,800
15Butchers and Meat Cutters$46,040
No formal educational credential
$35,970 – $57,3001,410
16Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$45,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,840 – $72,4901,080
17Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$45,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,650 – $59,7901,200
18Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,090 – $59,33018,680
19Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,990 – $60,0201,470
20Printing Press Operators$42,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,140 – $61,4701,900
21Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$42,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,420 – $60,8106,100
22Sewing Machine Operators$40,910
No formal educational credential
$35,620 – $47,4601,200
23Food Batchmakers$40,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,870 – $58,5901,910
24Production Workers, All Other$40,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $60,9101,380
25Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$40,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,080 – $49,5301,250
26Helpers--Production Workers$39,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,730 – $49,4801,010
27Bakers$37,800
No formal educational credential
$35,050 – $48,0402,970
28Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,700
No formal educational credential
$33,570 – $38,2103,220

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	Semiconductor Processing TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,940	$38,410 – $102,180	2,260
2	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,810	$49,830 – $103,640	6,450
3	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,660	$49,780 – $80,040	2,570
4	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,270	$40,800 – $76,090	3,230
5	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,540	$43,760 – $81,290	5,440
6	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,000	$39,470 – $77,720	8,080
7	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,160	$37,300 – $58,300	1,120
8	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,680	$40,400 – $65,620	1,430
9	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,500	$38,520 – $74,900	1,160
10	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,430	$34,750 – $78,540	1,850
11	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,150	$39,430 – $60,970	870
12	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,050	$33,330 – $61,620	990
13	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,640	$37,830 – $62,550	910
14	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,140	$36,240 – $64,420	3,800
15	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$46,040	$35,970 – $57,300	1,410
16	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,800	$34,840 – $72,490	1,080
17	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,690	$39,650 – $59,790	1,200
18	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,110	$37,090 – $59,330	18,680
19	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,900	$33,990 – $60,020	1,470
20	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,950	$36,140 – $61,470	1,900
21	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,450	$35,420 – $60,810	6,100
22	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$40,910	$35,620 – $47,460	1,200
23	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,550	$34,870 – $58,590	1,910
24	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,550	$37,440 – $60,910	1,380
25	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,440	$37,080 – $49,530	1,250
26	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,720	$34,730 – $49,480	1,010
27	BakersNo formal educational credential	$37,800	$35,050 – $48,040	2,970
28	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$36,700	$33,570 – $38,210	3,220

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