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Chief Executives salary in Tucson, AZ

SOC 11-1011 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$185,100
per year in Tucson, AZ
Middle half
$111,890–$199,990
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
in Tucson, AZ
Concentration
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Tucson, AZ
$185,100
published median
United States
$213,990
13.5% below the national median
Rank among metro areas
184th
317 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $185,100 median has purchasing power comparable to about $191,030 nationally. Tucson, AZ's BEA regional price parity is 96.9 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Tucson, AZ.

$62,400$269,890

Getting in

Typical education to enter
Bachelor's degree
Related work experience
5 years or more
On-the-job training
None

Compare other metro areas

Every linked area below has a published estimate for chief executives. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Yuma, AZ$141,10092.7800.91×
2Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$138,900103.33,1401.00×
3Flagstaff, AZ$134,510100.31101.25×
4Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$130,00098.31401.42×
5Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$122,67089.2701.68×
6Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$120,90094.11001.38×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where chief executives wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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