Salaries in Arizona.
1 metro area. 3445 roles.
Average cost-of-living index: 0.96x national average. Last updated April 2026.
1 city tracked3445 roles
Highest Paying
$339,000
Principal Quantitative Researcher
Median Role
$301,000
Staff Quantitative Researcher
Entry Level
$291,000
SVP of Strategy
Salary data sourced from SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Cost-of-living adjustments use Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2025 index). Last updated April 2026.
Arizona has 1 major metro area tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 0.96x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Principal Quantitative Researcher at $339,000 in Phoenix. The median role pays $301,000.
Top 30 salaries in Arizona
| # | Role | Median | Top City | Range |
|---|
| 1 | Principal Quantitative Researcher | $339,000 | Phoenix | $265,000 – $441,000 |
| 2 | Principal AI Research Scientist | $333,000 | Phoenix | $259,000 – $432,000 |
| 3 | Senior VP of Security | $332,000 | Phoenix | $260,000 – $432,000 |
| 4 | Technical Fellow | $326,000 | Phoenix | $254,000 – $424,000 |
| 5 | Senior VP of Product | $323,000 | Phoenix | $252,000 – $420,000 |
| 6 | Principal AI Compiler Engineer | $311,000 | Phoenix | $243,000 – $405,000 |
| 7 | Principal AI Safety Engineer | $308,000 | Phoenix | $240,000 – $400,000 |
| 8 | SVP of Technology | $308,000 | Phoenix | $241,000 – $401,000 |
| 9 | Distinguished Engineer | $307,000 | Phoenix | $233,000 – $391,000 |
| 10 | Senior VP of Design | $307,000 | Phoenix | $240,000 – $398,000 |
| 11 | Chief Security Officer | $307,000 | Phoenix | $239,000 – $399,000 |
| 12 | Principal AI Agent Architect | $305,000 | Phoenix | $238,000 – $396,000 |
| 13 | Chief AI Officer | $304,000 | Phoenix | $225,000 – $392,000 |
| 14 | Principal Cryptographer | $303,000 | Phoenix | $236,000 – $394,000 |
| 15 | SVP of Engineering | $301,000 | Phoenix | $235,000 – $391,000 |
| 16 | Staff Quantitative Researcher | $301,000 | Phoenix | $235,000 – $391,000 |
| 17 | Principal AI Agent Engineer | $300,000 | Phoenix | $234,000 – $390,000 |
| 18 | Principal Deep Learning Engineer | $299,000 | Phoenix | $234,000 – $390,000 |
| 19 | Principal Quantitative Developer | $296,000 | Phoenix | $231,000 – $386,000 |
| 20 | Chief Data & AI Officer | $295,000 | Phoenix | $220,000 – $384,000 |
| 21 | Principal LLM Engineer | $295,000 | Phoenix | $229,000 – $383,000 |
| 22 | Chief Science Officer | $295,000 | Phoenix | $230,000 – $383,000 |
| 23 | L7 Software Engineer | $295,000 | Phoenix | $230,000 – $383,000 |
| 24 | Lead High-Frequency Trading Engineer | $294,000 | Phoenix | $229,000 – $382,000 |
| 25 | Chief Architect | $294,000 | Phoenix | $229,000 – $382,000 |
| 26 | Principal Computer Vision Engineer | $292,000 | Phoenix | $227,000 – $379,000 |
| 27 | Principal Kernel Engineer | $292,000 | Phoenix | $227,000 – $379,000 |
| 28 | SVP of Product | $292,000 | Phoenix | $228,000 – $379,000 |
| 29 | SVP of Data | $292,000 | Phoenix | $227,000 – $380,000 |
| 30 | SVP of Strategy | $291,000 | Phoenix | $227,000 – $378,000 |
Tax considerations in Arizona
Arizona has a flat 2.5% income tax rate, one of the lowest in the nation. Phoenix has no additional city income tax, making overall take home pay very competitive.
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