Tech Jobs in the Phoenix Metro: Who Is Hiring When It Isn't a Tech Town

Phoenix is not Austin, and pretending otherwise does job seekers no favors. But the Valley tech market is larger and steadier than its reputation, and it is structured differently from the coastal markets people benchmark it against.

There are currently 153 open software and IT roles on this board. Among the 58 that publish a salary, the median advertised figure is about $102,900.

Where are the tech jobs if there aren't many tech companies?

Inside everything else. That is the single most important thing to understand about this market.

Healthcare systems are among the Valley's largest technology employers. Banner Health runs clinical systems, data infrastructure, integration engineering, and security for a network spanning multiple states. Those roles are posted as healthcare jobs, not tech jobs.

Financial services and insurance maintain substantial Valley engineering operations, particularly around Tempe and Scottsdale.

Universities, principally ASU, employ developers, systems engineers, data staff, and research computing specialists.

Government — cities, counties, and state agencies — runs GIS, ERP systems, public safety technology, and network infrastructure. Municipal IT is consistently overlooked and comes with the public-sector benefits package.

The practical consequence: if you filter job searches by "tech company," you will see a fraction of the market. Search by role instead. Browse Software & Engineering and you will find employers you would never have thought to check.

What does tech pay in Phoenix?

The median advertised salary among listings that publish one is roughly $102,900.

Two honest caveats. First, that comes from a modest sample — most tech postings still omit pay. Second, Valley salaries generally run below Bay Area and Seattle figures for equivalent roles.

Whether that is a real pay cut depends on your housing costs. Engineers relocating from coastal markets frequently come out ahead in absolute terms; engineers already here are competing against a local, not a national, wage baseline.

Remote work complicates this further, and not in job seekers' favor: national remote roles bring national competition. There are currently only 27 fully remote positions on this board, which tells you how much of the Valley market is genuinely local and onsite.

Which tech roles are most in demand here?

The pattern reflects the employer mix:

• Systems and network engineering — every large institution needs it
• Data engineering and analytics, especially in healthcare
• Application and integration development, particularly around clinical and ERP systems
• Cybersecurity, driven by healthcare and financial compliance requirements
• IT support and infrastructure, the most common entry point

Notice what is comparatively thin: consumer product engineering, early-stage startup roles, and pure frontend positions. The Valley market rewards people who can work inside large systems and integrate them.

Is Phoenix a good market for early-career engineers?

It is a reasonable one, with a caveat. Institutional employers hire junior staff into support and infrastructure roles more readily than product companies hire junior developers. ASU also feeds a steady graduate pipeline, so entry-level competition is real.

The route that works most reliably: get inside a large institution in an adjacent role, then move internally. Healthcare and university IT departments promote from within more than product companies do.

Where to start

Browse Software & Engineering, and check the Healthcare & Medical category too — some of the Valley's most interesting technical work is posted there.

Geographically, Tempe, Scottsdale, and Phoenix carry most of the volume.

If a posting lists no salary, which many tech postings do not, the pay guide covers how to ask for the range before investing in an interview loop.

Job counts and salary figures reflect active listings on Sonoran Jobs at the time of publication. The salary median is drawn from 58 listings that publish pay.