Mathematics Professor salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Tempe, Surprise.

Also listed as: Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Visiting Assistant Professor

Median salary$63,355
Middle 50%$61.2k–$65.3k
vs. national median−27%comparison median $87,000
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,000 and $109,675.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,000
25th$61,205
50th (median)$63,355
75th$65,250
90th$88,900

Cost of living

Phoenix's median Mathematics Professor salary of $63,355 is worth about $61,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary in the Phoenix, AZ area earned a median of $71,230 in May 2025 (420 employed). The H-1B median here is $63,355, 11% lower.

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$62,42014

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $63,355 16
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$57,780$63,35516

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.