PACU nurse pay in Arizona
$97,074median posted offer#3 of 5 states for PACU
PACU nurses in Arizona are being offered a median $97,074 a year across 6 live postings that state pay — 5% below the national PACU median of $102,436. Updated July 22, 2026.
Where does your pay sit in PACU in Arizona?
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Other specialties in Arizona
- Nurse Practitioner 10 postings$131k
- Private Duty 5 postings$125k
- Cardiac 10 postings$110k
- Emergency 10 postings$107k
- General 28 postings$106k
- ICU 26 postings$106k
- Acute Care 9 postings$105k
- Travel 6 postings$105k
Or see all nurse pay in Arizona (246 postings), or PACU pay across every state.
What to do with this
- See the rolesJobs in Arizona paying around $97,074Every posting behind these numbers is a live job you can open and apply to.
- Offer in hand?Run it through the offer reality calculatorAnnualize it honestly and see what it's worth where you'd actually live — then compare offers side by side.
- 3-minute fit quizFind out which roles actually fit youPay is one axis. Shift, specialty, setting, and commute decide whether the job is worth it.
- CommunityAsk nurses what they really take homeDifferentials, ratios, and the offer nobody posts. Bring your number and compare notes.
Want the craft behind the numbers — differentials, negotiating, travel packages? Read the pay & salary guides.
Questions nurses ask
- How much do PACU nurses make in Arizona?
- Across 6 live PACU postings in Arizona that state pay, the median offer is $97,074 a year. The middle half runs $91,177–$100,880, and the top 10% start at $100,880.
- Is Arizona a good state for PACU nurses?
- On posted pay, Arizona ranks #3 of 5 states for PACU. The median there is 5% below the national PACU median of $102,436. Pay is one axis — shift, ratios, and cost of living decide whether the job is actually worth it.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Midpoint of stated salary ranges on live nursing job postings; values outside $20,000–$800,000/yr treated as parse artifacts and excluded; groups under 5 postings suppressed. Community-reported figures are anonymous, unverified, and reported separately.