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Sierra Vista-Douglas salaries

The median worker in the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area earned $45,940 a year in 2024, about $22.09 an hour. That ranks #223 of the 391 metro areas published here, 7.2% below the national median.

Arizona

Median pay $45,940 $22.09 per hour
Vs national -7.2% U.S. $49,500
Workers 34,120 wage and salary
Metro rank #223 of 391 by median pay

What this labour market looks like

Sierra Vista-Douglas pays 5.9% 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
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 28.98× 710 $106,230
Correctional Officers and Jailers 7.01× 570 $52,900
Computer Occupations, All Other 5.23× 510 $115,790
Cashiers 1.7× 1,180 $30,480
General and Operations Managers 1.31× 1,040 $75,880
Retail Salespersons 1.2× 1,010 $32,860
Waiters and Waitresses 1.14× 580 $34,460
Stockers and Order Fillers 1.06× 650 $35,880
Office Clerks, General 1.04× 580 $39,450
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1× 830 $29,850
Customer Service Representatives 0.88× 530 $34,640
Registered Nurses 0.69× 500 $85,770

Best paid occupations

Highest median pay in Sierra Vista-Douglas
Occupation Median Hourly Employed
Managers, All Other $122,800 $59.04 260
Computer Occupations, All Other $115,790 $55.67 510
Software Developers $115,330 $55.45 270
Detectives and Criminal Investigators $106,230 $51.07 710
Management Analysts $94,410 $45.39 240
Business Operations Specialists, All Other $88,940 $42.76 330
Registered Nurses $85,770 $41.24 500
General and Operations Managers $75,880 $36.48 1,040
Compliance Officers $75,300 $36.20 350
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $59,450 $28.58 280
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $55,980 n/a 330
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $53,700 $25.82 280
Computer User Support Specialists $53,230 $25.59 210
Correctional Officers and Jailers $52,900 $25.43 570
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $48,350 n/a 430
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $46,210 $22.22 320
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $45,990 $22.11 200
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $45,500 $21.87 230
Light Truck Drivers $44,760 $21.52 230
Construction Laborers $44,610 $21.45 280
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $42,710 $20.54 300
Medical Assistants $39,920 $19.19 260
Office Clerks, General $39,450 $18.97 580
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $38,270 $18.40 490
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $37,920 $18.23 390
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $37,370 $17.97 230
Security Guards $36,990 $17.78 300
Stockers and Order Fillers $35,880 $17.25 650
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $35,870 $17.25 280
Receptionists and Information Clerks $35,120 $16.89 240
Customer Service Representatives $34,640 $16.66 530
Waiters and Waitresses $34,460 $16.57 580
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $34,060 $16.37 390
Cooks, Restaurant $33,670 $16.19 360
Retail Salespersons $32,860 $15.80 1,010
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $31,260 $15.03 380
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $31,090 n/a 490
Cashiers $30,480 $14.66 1,180
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $29,960 $14.40 300
Fast Food and Counter Workers $29,850 $14.35 830

Where most people work

Largest occupations in Sierra Vista-Douglas by employment
Occupation Employed Median Hourly
Cashiers 1,180 $30,480 $14.66
General and Operations Managers 1,040 $75,880 $36.48
Retail Salespersons 1,010 $32,860 $15.80
Fast Food and Counter Workers 830 $29,850 $14.35
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 710 $106,230 $51.07
Stockers and Order Fillers 650 $35,880 $17.25
Waiters and Waitresses 580 $34,460 $16.57
Office Clerks, General 580 $39,450 $18.97
Correctional Officers and Jailers 570 $52,900 $25.43
Customer Service Representatives 530 $34,640 $16.66
Computer Occupations, All Other 510 $115,790 $55.67
Registered Nurses 500 $85,770 $41.24
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 490 $31,090 n/a
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 490 $38,270 $18.40
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 430 $48,350 n/a
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 390 $34,060 $16.37
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 390 $37,920 $18.23
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 380 $31,260 $15.03
Cooks, Restaurant 360 $33,670 $16.19
Compliance Officers 350 $75,300 $36.20

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas pay: common questions

What is the average salary in Sierra Vista-Douglas?

The median across all occupations is $45,940, or $22.09 an hour, covering 34,120 wage and salary workers. The mean is $61,280, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.

Does Sierra Vista-Douglas pay more than the rest of Arizona?

No. The metro median of $45,940 is 5.9% 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 Sierra Vista-Douglas?

Managers, All Other ($122,800), Computer Occupations, All Other ($115,790), Software Developers ($115,330). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.

What is Sierra Vista-Douglas unusually full of?

Detectives and Criminal Investigators, at 28.98× 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.