H-1B salaries in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 15,024 certified H-1B filings in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$111,072
Middle 50%$90k–$135k
vs. national median−9%comparison median $122,699
Filings15,024FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,932 and $250,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,500
25th$90,000
50th (median)$111,072
75th$134,961
90th$160,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $86,653 (8,854 filings) FY2021: median $91,915 (8,530 filings) FY2022: median $98,259 (8,989 filings) FY2023: median $102,000 (7,460 filings) FY2024: median $103,875 (8,162 filings) FY2025: median $106,000 (8,588 filings) FY2026: median $111,100 (6,436 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8,854 filings FY20 FY2021: 8,530 filings FY21 FY2022: 8,989 filings FY22 FY2023: 7,460 filings FY23 FY2024: 8,162 filings FY24 FY2025: 8,588 filings FY25 FY2026: 6,436 filings FY26 8,989
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$86,653$77,106$105,0008,854
FY2021$91,915$83,637$112,9658,530
FY2022$98,259$85,155$122,6688,989
FY2023$102,000$85,000$125,2787,460
FY2024$103,875$84,000$129,0008,162
FY2025$106,000$87,000$132,2818,588
FY2026$111,100$93,538$135,8816,436

Cost of living

Phoenix's median H-1B salary of $111,072 is worth about $107,500 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,493Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,734Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)103.3Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$107,500Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesAZ: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$116,7104,943
Systems Engineer / Architect$104,9611,724
Data Scientist$100,000699
QA Engineer$101,441536
Programmer Analyst$84,000487
Mechanical Engineer$101,504434
Industrial Engineer$108,971426
Systems Analyst$102,003423
Electronics Engineer$123,490408
Materials Engineer$120,385340
IT Manager$178,423339
Civil Engineer$88,754245
Network Administrator$98,423220
Database Administrator$108,545217
Electrical Engineer$112,614185

By job title

Java Developer$106k · 176 Solutions Architect$144.5k · 108 Full Stack Developer$106k · 94 DevOps Engineer$111.1k · 93 Product Manager$129.5k · 85 .NET Developer$111.1k · 64 Systems Engineer$106k · 63 Cloud Engineer$132.3k · 62 Site Reliability Engineer$132k · 57 Salesforce Developer$111.1k · 52 SAP Consultant$106.1k · 49 Frontend Developer$111.1k · 19 Scrum Master$116.5k · 17 Python Developer$106k · 13 Backend Developer$113.5k · 10

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Phoenix, AZ. Figure: median salary · filings.