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Lake Havasu City-Kingman salaries

The median worker in the Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metro area earned $42,320 a year in 2024, about $20.35 an hour. That ranks #323 of the 391 metro areas published here, 14.5% below the national median.

Arizona

Median pay $42,320 $20.35 per hour
Vs national -14.5% U.S. $49,500
Workers 55,410 wage and salary
Metro rank #323 of 391 by median pay

What this labour market looks like

Lake Havasu City-Kingman pays 13.3% less than Arizona as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.

Unusually concentrated here

Occupations against their national share, 2024
Occupation Concentration Employed Median
Cashiers 2.29× 2,590 $30,750
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 2.22× 550 $45,670
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 1.99× 590 $40,470
Medical Assistants 1.81× 510 $41,890
Receptionists and Information Clerks 1.71× 590 $35,250
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1.59× 2,170 $31,410
Retail Salespersons 1.56× 2,120 $34,490
Waiters and Waitresses 1.55× 1,280 $34,980
Cooks, Restaurant 1.54× 800 $35,110
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1.54× 850 $43,310
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1.52× 610 $43,720
General and Operations Managers 1.5× 1,930 $72,730

Best paid occupations

Highest median pay in Lake Havasu City-Kingman
Occupation Median Hourly Employed
Medical and Health Services Managers $96,970 $46.62 280
Dental Hygienists $95,050 $45.70 230
Registered Nurses $89,000 $42.79 1,040
Accountants and Auditors $77,450 $37.24 360
General and Operations Managers $72,730 $34.97 1,930
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $66,480 $31.96 420
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $65,980 $31.72 380
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $62,690 $30.14 260
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $61,700 $29.66 200
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $61,130 $29.39 290
Human Resources Specialists $59,730 $28.72 200
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $58,670 $28.21 260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $56,450 $27.14 520
Firefighters $51,180 $24.61 350
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $50,960 $24.50 210
Electricians $49,840 $23.96 390
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $49,160 $23.64 260
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $49,060 $23.59 230
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $48,640 n/a 240
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $48,110 $23.13 230
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $47,490 n/a 340
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $47,330 n/a 530
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $47,240 $22.71 870
Correctional Officers and Jailers $45,820 $22.03 260
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $45,670 $21.96 550
Dental Assistants $45,650 $21.95 380
Billing and Posting Clerks $44,860 $21.57 220
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $44,440 $21.36 230
Pharmacy Technicians $44,410 $21.35 220
Carpenters $44,410 $21.35 340
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $43,930 $21.12 440
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $43,720 $21.02 610
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $43,310 $20.82 850
Office Clerks, General $42,230 $20.30 1,270
Medical Assistants $41,890 $20.14 510
Construction Laborers $41,120 $19.77 560
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $40,540 $19.49 320
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $40,470 $19.46 590
Nursing Assistants $39,680 $19.08 440
Customer Service Representatives $39,550 $19.02 910
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $39,410 $18.95 710
Light Truck Drivers $38,340 $18.43 370
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $38,150 $18.34 470
Driver/Sales Workers $37,520 $18.04 250
Bartenders $36,940 $17.76 360
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $36,890 $17.73 280
Stockers and Order Fillers $36,640 $17.61 1,320
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $36,540 $17.57 910
Recreation Workers $36,390 $17.50 270
Counter and Rental Clerks $36,250 $17.43 230
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $36,140 $17.37 320
Receptionists and Information Clerks $35,250 $16.95 590
Cooks, Restaurant $35,110 $16.88 800
Waiters and Waitresses $34,980 $16.82 1,280
Retail Salespersons $34,490 $16.58 2,120
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $33,880 $16.29 670
Security Guards $33,840 $16.27 330
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $33,640 $16.18 580
Food Preparation Workers $33,550 $16.13 370
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $33,330 n/a 580

Where most people work

Largest occupations in Lake Havasu City-Kingman by employment
Occupation Employed Median Hourly
Cashiers 2,590 $30,750 $14.79
Fast Food and Counter Workers 2,170 $31,410 $15.10
Retail Salespersons 2,120 $34,490 $16.58
General and Operations Managers 1,930 $72,730 $34.97
Stockers and Order Fillers 1,320 $36,640 $17.61
Waiters and Waitresses 1,280 $34,980 $16.82
Office Clerks, General 1,270 $42,230 $20.30
Registered Nurses 1,040 $89,000 $42.79
Customer Service Representatives 910 $39,550 $19.02
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 910 $36,540 $17.57
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 870 $47,240 $22.71
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 850 $43,310 $20.82
Cooks, Restaurant 800 $35,110 $16.88
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 710 $39,410 $18.95
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 670 $33,880 $16.29
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 610 $43,720 $21.02
Receptionists and Information Clerks 590 $35,250 $16.95
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 590 $40,470 $19.46
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 580 $33,330 n/a
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 580 $33,640 $16.18

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.

Other Arizona metro areas

Lake Havasu City-Kingman pay: common questions

What is the average salary in Lake Havasu City-Kingman?

The median across all occupations is $42,320, or $20.35 an hour, covering 55,410 wage and salary workers. The mean is $53,840, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.

Does Lake Havasu City-Kingman pay more than the rest of Arizona?

No. The metro median of $42,320 is 13.3% below the Arizona median of $48,810. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.

Which jobs pay best in Lake Havasu City-Kingman?

Medical and Health Services Managers ($96,970), Dental Hygienists ($95,050), Registered Nurses ($89,000). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.

What is Lake Havasu City-Kingman unusually full of?

Cashiers, at 2.29× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.