Business Professor salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Tempe, Mesa, Glendale.

Also listed as: Assistant Professor of Finance, Assistant Professor of Marketing

Median salary$186,025
Middle 50%$124.3k–$201.6k
vs. national median+33%comparison median $140,244
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,025 and $236,078.
PercentileSalary
10th$107,440
25th$124,250
50th (median)$186,025
75th$201,625
90th$205,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$160k $185k $210k FY2022: median $195,000 (11 filings) FY2023: median $185,000 (10 filings) FY2025: median $190,531 (14 filings) FY2026: median $183,778 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 14
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–––3
FY2021–––9
FY2022$195,000$177,500$213,50011
FY2023$185,000$173,500$195,75010
FY2024–––7
FY2025$190,531$122,000$202,43814
FY2026$183,778$145,469$200,65014

Cost of living

Phoenix's median Business Professor salary of $186,025 is worth about $180,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Business Teachers, Postsecondary in the Phoenix, AZ area earned a median of $80,600 in May 2025 (920 employed). The H-1B median here is $186,025, 131% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Arizona State University$186,02528

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $186,025 28
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$59,090$186,02528

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.