Yuma, AZ metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Yuma Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Yuma, AZ metro area

Figures describe the Yuma, AZ metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Yuma city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 240 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Yuma, AZ metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Dentists, General	$164,680	$79.17	60
2	Physicians, All Other	$162,020	$77.89	60
3	Pharmacists	$161,630	$77.71	100
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$151,120	$72.65	50
5	Chief Executives	$141,100	$67.84	80
6	Physician Assistants	$133,290	$64.08	30
7	Nurse Practitioners	$129,770	$62.39	110
8	Human Resources Managers	$128,990	$62.02	60
9	Marketing Managers	$127,570	$61.33	50
10	Lawyers	$126,730	$60.93	140
11	Sales Managers	$124,500	$59.85	190
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$123,620	$59.44	100
13	Managers, All Other	$122,930	$59.10	340
14	Financial Managers	$122,730	$59.01	180
15	Software Developers	$121,610	$58.47	230
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$118,200	$56.83	220
17	Engineers, All Other	$108,780	$52.30	100
18	Industrial Production Managers	$101,350	$48.73	70
19	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$100,290	Not published	130
20	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$100,180	$48.16	50
21	Construction Managers	$99,740	$47.95	100
22	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$99,370	$47.77	120
23	Occupational Therapists	$99,010	$47.60	50
24	Physical Therapists	$98,790	$47.50	120
25	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$98,770	$47.49	50

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Yuma metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.