High paying tech and IT jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Every tech and IT 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 tech and IT 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Bachelor's degree
$105,760 – $240,14011,510
2Computer Hardware Engineers$167,010
Bachelor's degree
$103,450 – $218,4402,820
3Database Architects$156,100
Bachelor's degree
$99,730 – $175,260980
4Computer Network Architects$131,990
Bachelor's degree
$82,300 – $176,8303,330
5Software Developers$131,750
Bachelor's degree
$82,500 – $180,46029,380
6Information Security Analysts$130,360
Bachelor's degree
$79,280 – $178,0002,590
7Data Scientists$114,540
Bachelor's degree
$68,880 – $165,5203,480
8Computer Occupations, All Other$110,590
Bachelor's degree
$58,110 – $174,2303,380
9Database Administrators$104,280
Bachelor's degree
$59,900 – $158,930810
10Computer Systems Analysts$103,770
Bachelor's degree
$58,700 – $191,9809,330
11Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$100,740
Bachelor's degree
$63,630 – $143,0003,160
12Network and Computer Systems Administrators$93,730
Bachelor's degree
$63,630 – $140,9404,370
13Operations Research Analysts$79,190
Bachelor's degree
$52,620 – $129,6501,880
14Web Developers$76,230
Bachelor's degree
$42,960 – $126,530750
15Computer Network Support Specialists$72,600
Associate's degree
$47,600 – $128,9801,070
16Computer User Support Specialists$62,310
Some college, no degree
$45,050 – $97,37014,310

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,720	$105,760 – $240,140	11,510
2	Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree	$167,010	$103,450 – $218,440	2,820
3	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$156,100	$99,730 – $175,260	980
4	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$131,990	$82,300 – $176,830	3,330
5	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$131,750	$82,500 – $180,460	29,380
6	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$130,360	$79,280 – $178,000	2,590
7	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$114,540	$68,880 – $165,520	3,480
8	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$110,590	$58,110 – $174,230	3,380
9	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$104,280	$59,900 – $158,930	810
10	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$103,770	$58,700 – $191,980	9,330
11	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$100,740	$63,630 – $143,000	3,160
12	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$93,730	$63,630 – $140,940	4,370
13	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$79,190	$52,620 – $129,650	1,880
14	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$76,230	$42,960 – $126,530	750
15	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$72,600	$47,600 – $128,980	1,070
16	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$62,310	$45,050 – $97,370	14,310

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