H-1B salaries in Tucson, AZ

Based on 843 certified H-1B filings in the Tucson, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$97,240
Middle 50%$73.3k–$130k
vs. national median−21%comparison median $122,699
Filings843FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $43,523 and $435,078.
PercentileSalary
10th$57,587
25th$73,288
50th (median)$97,240
75th$130,000
90th$250,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $84,115 (406 filings) FY2021: median $81,473 (458 filings) FY2022: median $84,510 (483 filings) FY2023: median $89,107 (377 filings) FY2024: median $92,227 (460 filings) FY2025: median $95,139 (497 filings) FY2026: median $100,253 (346 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 406 filings FY20 FY2021: 458 filings FY21 FY2022: 483 filings FY22 FY2023: 377 filings FY23 FY2024: 460 filings FY24 FY2025: 497 filings FY25 FY2026: 346 filings FY26 497
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$84,115$65,874$99,500406
FY2021$81,473$64,657$105,000458
FY2022$84,510$68,685$111,787483
FY2023$89,107$65,000$115,000377
FY2024$92,227$71,718$129,984460
FY2025$95,139$70,941$130,000497
FY2026$100,253$76,063$130,640346

Cost of living

Tucson's median H-1B salary of $97,240 is worth about $100,400 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,092Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Tucson, AZ MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,405Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Tucson, AZ MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)96.9Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$100,400Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesAZ: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Physician$269,50073
Mechanical Engineer$102,12861
Software Engineer$107,26655
Electrical Engineer$107,09946
Elementary School Teacher$50,50029
Civil Engineer$89,00027
Data Scientist$81,27824
High School Teacher$53,70621
Mining and Geological Engineer$103,80021
Systems Engineer / Architect$111,99120
Medical Scientist$66,62517
Middle School Teacher$54,52017
Industrial Engineer$97,60414
Molecular and Cellular Biologist$68,68013
Systems Analyst$86,75713

By job title

Systems Engineer$107.1k · 13

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