Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Flagstaff, AZ

Each occupation's median wage in Flagstaff, AZ compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Flagstaff, AZ pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Flagstaff, AZ run 0.3% above the national average (2024), so a Flagstaff, AZ salary is worth about 1.00× 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, Flagstaff, AZ · vs. national

1Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$61,730
Bachelor's degree
$38,780 – $75,040+43.9%
2Social Science Research Assistants$86,020
Bachelor's degree
$49,600 – $103,310+38.8%
3Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$65,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,320 – $73,070+35.6%
4Protective Service Workers, All Other$56,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,330 – $73,320+33.1%
5Education Administrators, All Other$121,180
Bachelor's degree
$104,370 – $137,840+27.3%
6Library Assistants, Clerical$46,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,740 – $59,740+26.6%
7Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$101,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,460 – $121,330+26.1%
8Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$79,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,050 – $88,260+23.5%
9Business Teachers, Postsecondary$121,780
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,600 – $155,890+22.9%
10Parts Salespersons$47,130
No formal educational credential
$37,380 – $60,970+22.0%
11Machinists$71,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,240 – $82,370+21.9%
12Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$61,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,240 – $86,460+21.7%
13Lodging Managers$82,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,440 – $127,630+19.6%
14Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$60,610
Bachelor's degree
$49,940 – $64,940+19.1%
15Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,330
Bachelor's degree
$50,870 – $135,520+18.0%
16Pharmacists$163,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$137,380 – $178,870+15.9%
17Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$55,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,890 – $64,940+14.5%
18Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$35,340
No formal educational credential
$30,580 – $45,150+13.3%
19Childcare Workers$39,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,920 – $45,780+13.3%
20Coaches and Scouts$52,710
Bachelor's degree
$37,820 – $88,600+11.4%
21Butchers and Meat Cutters$44,630
No formal educational credential
$38,780 – $51,810+11.2%
22Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$39,670
No formal educational credential
$36,240 – $54,880+10.7%
23First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$61,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,430 – $78,280+10.3%
24Industrial Machinery Mechanics$71,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,620 – $122,050+10.2%
25Cooks, Fast Food$33,950
No formal educational credential
$30,580 – $35,810+9.9%
26Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$36,830
No formal educational credential
$30,760 – $44,660+9.7%
27Healthcare Social Workers$74,290
Master's degree
$47,270 – $96,630+9.4%
28Cashiers$35,810
No formal educational credential
$31,540 – $39,500+8.9%
29Medical Records Specialists$55,650
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,560 – $73,320+8.8%
30Conservation Scientists$79,310
Bachelor's degree
$53,510 – $112,790+8.6%
31Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$39,870
Some college, no degree
$34,920 – $45,880+8.4%
32Data Entry Keyers$44,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,430 – $61,330+8.3%
33Food Service Managers$75,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,500 – $105,520+8.2%
34Amusement and Recreation Attendants$34,740
No formal educational credential
$30,900 – $42,870+8.1%
35Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$38,200
No formal educational credential
$33,300 – $45,330+8.0%
36Fast Food and Counter Workers$33,690
No formal educational credential
$31,070 – $44,590+8.0%
37Animal Caretakers$38,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,730 – $63,370+8.0%
38Physical Therapist Assistants$73,710
Associate's degree
$34,850 – $78,280+7.8%
39Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$40,380
No formal educational credential
$30,580 – $48,270+7.8%
40Packers and Packagers, Hand$39,050
No formal educational credential
$35,440 – $44,060+7.6%
41First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$79,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,110 – $100,600+7.2%
42Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$63,560
Master's degree
$45,350 – $98,870+7.1%
43Food Preparation Workers$37,710
No formal educational credential
$31,870 – $43,840+6.8%
44Pharmacy Technicians$48,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,510 – $59,530+6.7%
45Tire Repairers and Changers$40,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,990 – $59,200+6.6%
46Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$37,210
No formal educational credential
$33,620 – $38,650+6.6%
47Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$48,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,030 – $51,140+5.7%
48Bartenders$36,270
No formal educational credential
$30,840 – $90,530+5.6%
49Nursing Assistants$44,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,900 – $58,780+5.5%
50Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$37,770
No formal educational credential
$31,360 – $46,780+5.4%

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

#	Occupation	MedianFlagstaff, AZ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$61,730	$38,780 – $75,040	+43.9%
2	Social Science Research AssistantsBachelor's degree	$86,020	$49,600 – $103,310	+38.8%
3	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,840	$44,320 – $73,070	+35.6%
4	Protective Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,620	$40,330 – $73,320	+33.1%
5	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$121,180	$104,370 – $137,840	+27.3%
6	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,710	$38,740 – $59,740	+26.6%
7	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$101,160	$80,460 – $121,330	+26.1%
8	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,540	$61,050 – $88,260	+23.5%
9	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$121,780	$81,600 – $155,890	+22.9%
10	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$47,130	$37,380 – $60,970	+22.0%
11	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,620	$42,240 – $82,370	+21.9%
12	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,200	$46,240 – $86,460	+21.7%
13	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,840	$44,440 – $127,630	+19.6%
14	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$60,610	$49,940 – $64,940	+19.1%
15	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$75,330	$50,870 – $135,520	+18.0%
16	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$163,260	$137,380 – $178,870	+15.9%
17	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,430	$40,890 – $64,940	+14.5%
18	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee ShopNo formal educational credential	$35,340	$30,580 – $45,150	+13.3%
19	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,640	$32,920 – $45,780	+13.3%
20	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$52,710	$37,820 – $88,600	+11.4%
21	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$44,630	$38,780 – $51,810	+11.2%
22	Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$39,670	$36,240 – $54,880	+10.7%
23	First-Line Supervisors of Security WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,680	$42,430 – $78,280	+10.3%
24	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,120	$46,620 – $122,050	+10.2%
25	Cooks, Fast FoodNo formal educational credential	$33,950	$30,580 – $35,810	+9.9%
26	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service WorkersNo formal educational credential	$36,830	$30,760 – $44,660	+9.7%
27	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$74,290	$47,270 – $96,630	+9.4%
28	CashiersNo formal educational credential	$35,810	$31,540 – $39,500	+8.9%
29	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,650	$38,560 – $73,320	+8.8%
30	Conservation ScientistsBachelor's degree	$79,310	$53,510 – $112,790	+8.6%
31	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$39,870	$34,920 – $45,880	+8.4%
32	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,760	$33,430 – $61,330	+8.3%
33	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,050	$57,500 – $105,520	+8.2%
34	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$34,740	$30,900 – $42,870	+8.1%
35	Food Servers, NonrestaurantNo formal educational credential	$38,200	$33,300 – $45,330	+8.0%
36	Fast Food and Counter WorkersNo formal educational credential	$33,690	$31,070 – $44,590	+8.0%
37	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,180	$36,730 – $63,370	+8.0%
38	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$73,710	$34,850 – $78,280	+7.8%
39	Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaNo formal educational credential	$40,380	$30,580 – $48,270	+7.8%
40	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$39,050	$35,440 – $44,060	+7.6%
41	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,780	$50,110 – $100,600	+7.2%
42	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$63,560	$45,350 – $98,870	+7.1%
43	Food Preparation WorkersNo formal educational credential	$37,710	$31,870 – $43,840	+6.8%
44	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,800	$39,510 – $59,530	+6.7%
45	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,210	$37,990 – $59,200	+6.6%
46	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$37,210	$33,620 – $38,650	+6.6%
47	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,530	$37,030 – $51,140	+5.7%
48	BartendersNo formal educational credential	$36,270	$30,840 – $90,530	+5.6%
49	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,580	$37,900 – $58,780	+5.5%
50	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$37,770	$31,360 – $46,780	+5.4%

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