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)