What Cashiers earn in Pinal County, AZ
According to the latest federal wage data for the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area, the median pay for Cashiers in Pinal County, AZ is $34,920 a year, or $16.79 an hour. After federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax, the paycheck shrinks to $29,689 a year, and rent, food and energy take another bite. The sections below walk through each step with the actual math for Pinal County, AZ.
The mean wage is $35,960, which is 3.0% above the median, so pay is spread fairly evenly. The survey counts about 48,660 people working in this occupation across the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area, so the estimate rests on a substantial pool of workers. Pinal County, AZ has roughly 469,006 residents, according to the population figures used by the rent data.
The salary range, from entry level to top earners
Pay for Cashiers in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area is not one number. The lowest-paid tenth of workers earn up to $31,140 a year ($14.97 an hour), while the highest-paid tenth earn $42,430 or more ($20.40 an hour). That is a gap of $11,290 between the bottom and the top of the scale. The middle half of workers falls between $32,020 at the 25th percentile and $36,820 at the 75th percentile. A top-tier earner makes 1.4 times what someone at the bottom makes, so experience, certification and employer all matter.
What the hourly rate looks like
Employers quote this occupation by the hour or by the year, so here are both: $16.79 an hour or $34,920 a year at the median for Pinal County, AZ. Before any deductions, that is $2,910 a month, $1,343 every two weeks and $672 each week. After taxes the same job pays $14.27 per hour of take-home income, which is the number that actually has to cover rent and groceries.
How pay in Pinal County, AZ compares
Compared with the Arizona average
A worker in this occupation in Pinal County, AZ earns $585 more than the Arizona average of $34,335, a premium of 1.7%. Over a year that premium is worth $585 before tax and roughly $498 after tax. Within Arizona, Pinal County, AZ already has the highest median we track for this job.
Compared with the national average
The national employment-weighted average for Cashiers is $32,032 across the contiguous United States. At $34,920, Pinal County, AZ pays $2,888 more, which is 9.0% above that benchmark. Keep in mind that a higher salary only helps if living costs do not rise faster, which is why the cost sections below matter as much as the headline number.
Where this job ranks in Pinal County, AZ
Among the 553 occupations with published wages in Pinal County, AZ, Cashiers ranks number 548 by median pay, ahead of about 1% of them. The best-paying occupation we track here is Software Developers at $131,750 a year, which is $96,830 more than the median for Cashiers.
From gross pay to take-home pay
Three separate tax bills sit between the gross salary and the bank account: federal income tax, FICA, and state income tax. For Cashiers earning the Pinal County, AZ median of $34,920, they add up to $5,231. The result is $29,689 of take-home pay a year ($2,474 a month), based on a single filer using the standard deduction.
Put another way, of every $100 earned, about $15 goes to taxes and $85 reaches the paycheck. The overall effective tax rate is 15.0%.
Federal income tax
After the $15,750 standard deduction, taxable income is $19,170. Federal brackets are marginal, so only the slice of income above each threshold is taxed at the higher rate; the last dollars of this salary fall in the 12% bracket. The resulting federal income tax is $2,062, an effective 5.9% of gross pay, well below the 12% marginal rate because the lower brackets are cheaper.
Social Security and Medicare (FICA)
Payroll taxes are a flat percentage of wages. Social Security takes 6.2% up to a wage base of $176,100, which costs $2,165 on this salary. Medicare takes 1.45%, or $506. FICA totals $2,671, which is 7.6% of gross pay.
State income tax in Arizona
Arizona income tax on this salary is $498 a year, or 1.4% of gross pay, after the state's own deductions and exemptions are applied. That is 24% of the federal income tax bill, and it comes out to $42 a month. Local taxes such as county or city income taxes are not included, so a few jurisdictions may withhold slightly more.
A cross-check with IRS data for Pinal County, AZ
IRS Statistics of Income data for Pinal County, AZ show an average adjusted gross income of $71,487 per return and an average effective federal income tax rate of 10.0% across all filers. Filers in the $25,000 to under $50,000 bracket, where this salary falls, paid an average of 4.6%, compared with the 5.9% estimated here for a single filer taking the standard deduction. Gaps between the two reflect filing status, dependents, credits and other income, none of which a single-person wage estimate includes.
Cost of living in Pinal County, AZ
Take-home pay only means something next to what life costs. We price four basics for one adult in Pinal County, AZ: a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline. All of them are converted to annual figures first, then compared with the $29,689 of take-home pay.
Rent
Housing is the largest line in most budgets. For Pinal County, AZ, HUD sets the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom unit at $1,493 a month ($17,916 a year), and at $1,734 for two bedrooms. For Cashiers, a one-bedroom absorbs 60.4% of take-home pay and 51.3% of gross pay.
Food
The USDA Thrifty Food Plan (August 2026) puts the cost of a nutritious home-cooked diet for an adult at about $3,436 a year, which is $286 a month or $66.07 a week. That equals 9.8% of gross pay for Cashiers in Pinal County, AZ. It is a thrifty budget with no restaurant meals, so treat it as a floor.
Energy and gasoline
Using Arizona residential prices from the Energy Information Administration and national household averages for consumption, electricity costs about $1,575 a year and other home energy such as natural gas about $812, for $2,387 in total. Gasoline in Arizona averages $3.80 per gallon; at about 463 gallons a year (11,106 miles at 24 miles per gallon) fuel adds $1,759.
What is left over
Rent, food, energy and gasoline cost $25,498 a year in Pinal County, AZ. Subtract that from $29,689 of take-home pay and $4,191 remains, which is $349 a month of breathing room. That margin equals 12.0% of gross pay, a workable but modest cushion.
Can Cashiers afford to live in Pinal County, AZ?
The 30% rent guideline
A common rule of thumb says rent should stay under 30% of gross income. For a gross salary of $34,920 that ceiling is $873 a month. The one-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $1,493 is $620 over it, so rent breaks the guideline. Put as a wage, covering a one-bedroom at the 30% guideline takes $28.71 an hour; the median for Cashiers is $16.79, which is 42% below that mark. Another way to see it: at $14.27 of take-home pay an hour, a one-bedroom takes about 24.1 working hours every week.
Splitting a two-bedroom
Sharing a two-bedroom at $1,734 a month means $867 each. Compared with renting a one-bedroom alone, that saves $7,512 a year. With a roommate, the yearly margin after the basics becomes $11,703.
How fast you can save
At $349 a month of margin, building a $10,000 emergency fund would take about 29 months (2.4 years). Setting aside half of the margin stretches the same goal to about 58 months. These figures ignore interest, raises and any spending beyond the four basics.
Frequently asked questions about Cashiers pay in Pinal County, AZ
How much do Cashiers make per hour in Pinal County, AZ?
The median is $16.79 per hour, based on $34,920 a year over 2,080 hours. Hourly pay runs from about $14.97 at the 10th percentile to $20.40 at the 90th percentile.
How much do Cashiers take home after taxes in Pinal County, AZ?
After federal income tax, FICA and state income tax, the median salary of $34,920 becomes $29,689 a year. That is $2,474 a month, $1,142 every two weeks or $571 a week.
How much tax do Cashiers pay in Pinal County, AZ?
Total taxes are $5,231 a year, an effective rate of 15.0%: $2,062 federal income tax, $2,671 FICA and $498 Arizona income tax.
Do Cashiers earn more in Pinal County, AZ than elsewhere in Arizona?
Yes. The local median of $34,920 is +1.7% versus the Arizona average of $34,335, a difference of $585 a year.
Can Cashiers afford a one-bedroom apartment in Pinal County, AZ?
A one-bedroom costs $1,493 a month against take-home pay of $2,474, which is 60.3% of take-home pay. That does not meet the 30%-of-gross guideline, which allows up to $873 a month.
What is the monthly budget margin for Cashiers in Pinal County, AZ?
About $349 a month ($4,191 a year) remains after a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline, which together cost $25,498 a year.
What hourly wage covers a one-bedroom in Pinal County, AZ at the 30% guideline?
$28.71 an hour for a full-time schedule, calculated as the $17,916 annual rent divided by 0.30 and by 2,080 hours. The median for Cashiers is $16.79.
How we calculated these numbers
Wages are May 2025 medians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area; hourly-only values are annualized at 2,080 hours. Rents are HUD Fair Market Rents, food costs come from the USDA Thrifty Food Plan, and energy prices come from the Energy Information Administration. County-level tax statistics come from the IRS Statistics of Income.
Taxes use tax-year 2025 federal brackets, FICA rates and the Arizona rules for a single filer with wage income only. Figures are estimates for planning and comparison, not tax or financial advice, and they exclude local income taxes, benefits, retirement contributions and individual circumstances.