Highest-paying business jobs in Phoenix
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Highest-paying business jobs in Phoenix
Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as “business and financial operations occupations” were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.
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#27. Credit counselors
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $47,220
– #78 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,770
National
– Annual mean salary: $50,430
– Employment: 31,230
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($74,570)
— Lincoln, NE ($69,990)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($66,410)
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#26. Meeting, convention, and event planners
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $49,210
– #182 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,580
National
– Annual mean salary: $57,850
– Employment: 98,150
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,140)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,790)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,740)
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#25. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $58,790
– #348 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 9,760
National
– Annual mean salary: $70,960
– Employment: 278,140
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
— Salinas, CA ($90,800)
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#24. Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $61,110
– #22 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $116,410
– Employment: 12,480
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($132,660)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($131,780)
— Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ($131,330)
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#23. Insurance appraisers, auto damage
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $61,410
– #28 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 410
National
– Annual mean salary: $68,180
– Employment: 11,430
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Salt Lake City, UT ($89,810)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($86,970)
— Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($86,050)
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#22. Tax preparers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $61,490
– #14 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,640
National
– Annual mean salary: $51,080
– Employment: 83,190
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
— Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)
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#21. Fundraisers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $62,290
– #92 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 830
National
– Annual mean salary: $64,870
– Employment: 82,080
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,460)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
— Salinas, CA ($83,760)
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#20. Loan officers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $63,280
– #436 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 11,070
National
– Annual mean salary: $80,570
– Employment: 340,170
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
— Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
— Wilmington, NC ($104,930)
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#19. Human resources specialists
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $64,980
– #164 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 12,980
National
– Annual mean salary: $70,720
– Employment: 740,830
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)
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#18. Credit analysts
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $66,600
– #171 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,420
National
– Annual mean salary: $88,030
– Employment: 68,770
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($128,950)
— Danbury, CT ($121,560)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,860)
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#17. Compliance officers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $67,110
– #265 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 6,230
National
– Annual mean salary: $75,810
– Employment: 334,340
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
— California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)
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#16. Training and development specialists
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $67,280
– #122 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 8,570
National
– Annual mean salary: $67,620
– Employment: 336,030
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Dothan, AL ($111,580)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
— Decatur, AL ($94,650)
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#15. Market research analysts and marketing specialists
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $67,820
– #110 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 12,290
National
– Annual mean salary: $76,080
– Employment: 727,540
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)
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#14. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $69,200
– #91 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,410
National
– Annual mean salary: $73,810
– Employment: 87,750
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,980)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,020)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,830)
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#13. Cost estimators
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $71,960
– #124 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,530
National
– Annual mean salary: $73,740
– Employment: 208,950
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)
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#12. Logisticians
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $72,330
– #194 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,440
National
– Annual mean salary: $79,230
– Employment: 189,320
– Metros with highest average pay:
— California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
— Kokomo, IN ($101,310)
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#11. Budget analysts
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $72,570
– #139 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 740
National
– Annual mean salary: $84,240
– Employment: 47,440
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($114,670)
— Iowa City, IA ($108,870)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,380)
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#10. Financial examiners
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $76,560
– #90 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,540
National
– Annual mean salary: $96,180
– Employment: 60,750
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($128,280)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($125,590)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($124,070)
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#9. Insurance underwriters
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $78,280
– #63 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,740
National
– Annual mean salary: $79,940
– Employment: 107,690
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($121,000)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($108,990)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,150)
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#8. Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $80,020
– #26 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 210
National
– Annual mean salary: $63,200
– Employment: 52,270
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Stockton-Lodi, CA ($102,470)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,710)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,850)
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#7. Accountants and auditors
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $80,870
– #70 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 17,880
National
– Annual mean salary: $83,980
– Employment: 1,318,550
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)
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#6. Financial and investment analysts
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $81,040
– #225 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,300
National
– Annual mean salary: $103,020
– Employment: 291,880
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)
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#5. Labor relations specialists
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $84,230
– #34 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 200
National
– Annual mean salary: $77,070
– Employment: 63,810
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($104,620)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($98,470)
— Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($97,520)
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#4. Project management specialists
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $88,990
– #167 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 17,340
National
– Annual mean salary: $98,420
– Employment: 743,860
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
— Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)
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#3. Management analysts
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $91,570
– #163 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 11,660
National
– Annual mean salary: $100,530
– Employment: 768,450
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Dothan, AL ($135,020)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)
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#2. Personal financial advisors
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $92,540
– #322 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 4,450
National
– Annual mean salary: $119,960
– Employment: 263,030
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
— East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)
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#1. Financial risk specialists
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $97,480
– #49 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,490
National
– Annual mean salary: $110,610
– Employment: 54,320
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($146,590)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($141,890)
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($141,590)
