Psychologists, All Other Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $138K, rent takes 17% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,437/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new psychologists, all others typically earn — is $56K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,379/month. At HUD’s $1,437/month FMR, rent would take 43% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay is 24% above the national median — $138K here vs. $111K nationally.

Arizona pays $138K median vs. the U.S. average of $111K — that’s +24%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 96.41), the purchasing-power equivalent is $143K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $137,510 a year, that works out to about $66 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $56,320, and experienced psychologists, all others can clear $171,850. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $8,442/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,437/month, which eats 17% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Arizona has a Regional Price Parity of 96.41 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median psychologists, all other salary is worth about $142,630 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.