Arizona residents......salary question

[JimJam19]

For anyone who lives in Arizona, I have a question about salaries. I've been told things are cheaper in AZ, such as the cost of living, and salaries. Is about $37,000 considered a average/good/not so good/very good salary for the state? Would it depend on where in the stae you lived?

[Phoenix]

the last I heard the mean income of household in the US was about $ 45,000/yr. - so do the math

[azjoe_02]

37k would be OK but I guess that depends if you have a family. And yes it most certainly would depend on where in the state you lived. It would even depend on where in the phx metropolitan area you lived (i.e. phx, scottsdale, mesa, tempe, paridise valley, chandler, glendale etc..) The cost of living overall is cheaper, but if you choose to live in say scottsdale or paridise valley (both just outside of phx, than your expenses are going to be higher.