Establishment counts and wages for 93 industries in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (metro), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 16,243 | $1,327 | 34.9% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 15,942 | $2,080 | 39.7% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 12,284 | $1,497 | 36.3% |
| Construction (all) | 10,303 | $1,611 | 14.8% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 9,939 | $619 | 1.9% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 9,293 | $1,519 | 24.3% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 9,243 | $1,038 | 18.9% |
| Real Estate | 8,543 | $1,546 | 27.2% |
| Finance & Insurance | 7,392 | $2,039 | 20.2% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 7,066 | $1,494 | 15.7% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 6,972 | $1,082 | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 6,607 | $1,066 | 21.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4,815 | $2,080 | 8.5% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 4,760 | $1,747 | 35.0% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 3,918 | $810 | 24.4% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 3,097 | $2,194 | 7.5% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 2,902 | $658 | 3.4% |
| Construction of Buildings | 2,764 | $1,890 | 13.2% |
| Legal Services | 2,632 | $2,293 | 43.8% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 2,471 | $1,981 | 18.3% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 2,412 | $1,102 | 40.7% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 2,254 | $1,645 | 40.7% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 2,205 | $1,142 | 8.0% |
| Offices of Dentists | 2,198 | $1,172 | 27.1% |
| Social Assistance | 2,130 | $693 | 36.7% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 2,109 | $2,532 | 37.0% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 2,076 | — | 36.1% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 1,913 | — | 14.1% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 1,889 | $2,222 | 31.9% |
| Educational Services | 1,860 | $1,035 | 29.4% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 1,828 | $1,148 | 21.6% |
| Information | 1,821 | $2,513 | 24.6% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 1,762 | — | 14.9% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 1,737 | — | 15.7% |
| Truck Transportation | 1,564 | $1,270 | 10.1% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 1,453 | — | -2.8% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 1,451 | $1,583 | 3.6% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 1,414 | — | 7.5% |
| Beauty Salons | 1,310 | $709 | 24.4% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 1,236 | $1,337 | 40.8% |
| Landscaping Services | 1,224 | $975 | 21.2% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 1,211 | $1,791 | 6.6% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 1,176 | $690 | 4.3% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 1,109 | $602 | 6.2% |
| General Automotive Repair | 1,087 | $1,309 | 7.5% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 1,086 | — | 0.9% |
| Janitorial Services | 868 | $678 | 21.2% |
| Gasoline Stations | 842 | — | 2.0% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 709 | $938 | 7.7% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 700 | $1,883 | 9.8% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 693 | — | -9.2% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 675 | — | 26.5% |
| Child Day Care Services | 664 | $627 | 36.7% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 619 | — | 0.3% |
| Specialized Design Services | 614 | $1,505 | 30.3% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 583 | — | 5.2% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 579 | $1,255 | 9.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 572 | $427 | 6.2% |
| Accommodation | 556 | $910 | -13.0% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 526 | — | 3.4% |
| Veterinary Services | 500 | $1,206 | — |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 492 | $1,851 | 13.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 473 | $1,759 | 11.2% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 460 | $876 | 39.3% |
| Publishing Industries | 394 | — | 18.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 365 | $1,467 | 7.8% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 316 | $1,622 | 7.3% |
| Printing & Related Support | 294 | $1,197 | -2.6% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 285 | — | 23.8% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 270 | $1,015 | -7.2% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 250 | $2,830 | 23.7% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 237 | — | 5.5% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 236 | $945 | 9.0% |
| Food Manufacturing | 212 | $1,107 | -1.2% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 195 | $2,194 | 16.7% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 187 | — | 8.9% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 184 | $2,935 | -0.2% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 164 | — | 3.5% |
| Other Information Services | 161 | $3,317 | 34.6% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 157 | $1,572 | 14.4% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 148 | $1,564 | 13.3% |
| Utilities | 135 | $2,624 | 9.6% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 123 | — | 13.1% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 104 | $2,374 | 15.0% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 69 | — | 5.4% |
| Hospitals | 67 | — | 16.6% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 57 | — | 37.7% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 51 | — | 9.3% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 39 | — | 16.2% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 28 | — | 22.1% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 25 | — | 40.1% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 8 | — | -0.6% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 7 | — | 12.0% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.