The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Yuma, Arizona are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Yuma is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Yuma, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,150.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Yuma, Arizona. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $32.85. The median hourly salary is $12.58. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.25.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $26,170, Yuma is the lowest paying city for all occupations in state of Arizona, following city of Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale (median annual salary of $35,030). Compared with the highest paying city Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, the median annual salary of all occupations in Yuma is 25.3 percent (25.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tucson | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Prescott | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Yuma |
From Table 4, note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Yuma is lower than the salary statistics of both state of Arizona and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Yuma ($26,170) is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in Arizona ($33,980) and 24.7 percent (24.7%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| Arizona | |
| Yuma |