Jobs, pay and daily life in Globe, from official statistics with source and year on every table.
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Globe is a city in Arizona with 7,195 residents. The median household earns $69,170 a year and the median rent is $858 a month, which is 14.9% of the median household income. The nearest metropolitan area with BLS wage data is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (2,375,760 jobs), about 39 miles away; this place is probably not part of it, so its pay tables are a reference only.
How Globe compares. Among the 80 largest places in Arizona, Globe is #79 by population, #5 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #73 for remote work (#1 = most), #57 for college degrees (#1 = most). Its county, Gila County, is #9 of 15 counties for average pay ($56,684).
Globe has 7,195 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 0.1% of the population of Arizona. It covers 18 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 395 people per square mile. The median age is 44.1, 13% older than the state median (44.1 against 39.0).
The median gross rent is $858 a month (rent plus utilities), 44% below the state median ($858 against $1,543). Over a year that is 14.9% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $206,700, which is 3.0 times the median household income ($69,170); a ratio under 4 usually means ownership is within reach for many households. 73.6% of households own their home, 9% above the state average (73.6% against 67.4%).
The nearest metropolitan area with wage data is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, metropolitan area has 2,375,760 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $51,380 a year, about the same as the national median ($51,380 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (295,910 jobs, median $48,120); sales and related (221,850 jobs, median $39,320); transportation and material moving (206,600 jobs, median $45,620). The area is most specialised in construction and extraction (1.4 times) and management (1.1 times), where the share of workers is above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($114,410) and computer and mathematical ($105,240). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Gila County was 4.4%. 55.2% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Gila County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.
Among workers, 77.0% drive alone, 0.6% use public transit, 0.6% walk, 6.8% work from home. 15.1% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 6% above the state average (15.1% against 14.2%).
19.2% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 42% below the state share (19.2% against 33.3%). 7.5% of residents were born outside the United States, 42% below the state share (7.5% against 13.0%). The poverty rate is 16.4%, 32% above the state rate (16.4% against 12.5%).
The warmest month is Jul, averaging 82°F (28.0°C), and the coolest is Dec at 43°F (6.3°C). About 367 mm (14 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Jul is the wettest month (60 mm) and Jun the driest (6 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.
Closest cities in this guide: Gold Canyon (39 miles, rent 80% higher); Florence (45 miles, rent 52% higher); Apache Junction (46 miles, rent 34% higher); San Tan Valley (50 miles, rent 143% higher). Rent differences are against Globe; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.
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| Occupation ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Location quotient ⇅ | Median pay (year) ⇅ | Entry (10th pct.) ⇅ | Top (90th pct.) ⇅ | Median vs US ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General and Operations Managers | 81,520 | 1.52 | $98,610 | $47,990 | $243,280 | -7% |
| Retail Salespersons | 69,060 | 1.16 | $35,960 | $31,090 | $47,660 | +2% |
| Customer Service Representatives | 68,930 | 1.74 | $46,410 | $35,350 | $64,150 | +4% |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 57,940 | 0.88 | $36,930 | $31,000 | $41,290 | +3% |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 56,420 | 1.25 | $44,950 | $35,220 | $57,810 | +12% |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 54,900 | 0.93 | $34,540 | $30,910 | $45,170 | +11% |
| Registered Nurses | 53,700 | 1.04 | $100,830 | $70,730 | $130,930 | +3% |
| Cashiers | 48,660 | 1.03 | $34,920 | $31,140 | $42,430 | +6% |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 42,650 | 0.99 | $37,730 | $31,640 | $58,500 | +1% |
| Waiters and Waitresses | 39,920 | 1.15 | $47,530 | $30,850 | $79,780 | +35% |
| Office Clerks, General | 34,540 | 0.92 | $47,680 | $35,810 | $67,970 | +6% |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 30,480 | 0.97 | $59,770 | $43,500 | $76,550 | +2% |
| Software Developers | 29,380 | 1.14 | $131,750 | $82,500 | $180,460 | -3% |
| Construction Laborers | 29,230 | 1.74 | $46,910 | $36,770 | $62,250 | -0% |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 26,990 | 0.80 | $36,280 | $31,660 | $46,070 | -2% |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 26,350 | 1.13 | $48,930 | $36,610 | $78,300 | -1% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 23,940 | 1.09 | $65,470 | $47,150 | $97,260 | -6% |
| Security Guards | 23,160 | 1.18 | $38,290 | $33,190 | $55,290 | +1% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 22,010 | 0.84 | $48,800 | $37,690 | $73,840 | +3% |
| Cooks, Restaurant | 21,780 | 1.01 | $39,170 | $34,940 | $46,500 | +5% |
| Occupation ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Location quotient ⇅ | Median pay (year) ⇅ | Entry (10th pct.) ⇅ | Top (90th pct.) ⇅ | Median vs US ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Physicians | 2,050 | 1.25 | $341,680 | $183,290 | $425,910 | +40% |
| Physicians, All Other | 5,210 | 0.99 | $301,270 | $75,570 | $518,640 | +13% |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | 1,960 | 1.91 | $259,320 | $65,610 | $391,480 | +1% |
| Pediatricians, General | 1,080 | 1.80 | $233,950 | $111,020 | $408,620 | +11% |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 2,100 | 1.33 | $228,040 | $96,380 | $344,080 | -2% |
| Dentists, General | 2,700 | 1.42 | $194,180 | $62,230 | $336,950 | +14% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 11,510 | 1.12 | $169,720 | $105,760 | $240,140 | -3% |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | 3,250 | 0.97 | $169,310 | $124,910 | $263,890 | -1% |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | 2,820 | 2.41 | $167,010 | $103,450 | $218,440 | +3% |
| Veterinarians | 1,480 | 1.15 | $161,060 | $82,580 | $304,630 | +24% |
| Database Architects | 980 | 0.95 | $156,100 | $99,730 | $175,260 | +12% |
| Sales Managers | 11,210 | 1.15 | $148,320 | $76,480 | $263,490 | +0% |
| Financial Managers | 12,030 | 0.94 | $145,940 | $84,060 | $269,990 | -12% |
| Human Resources Managers | 3,160 | 0.94 | $145,610 | $90,750 | $229,350 | -2% |
| Pharmacists | 5,050 | 1.03 | $144,490 | $105,920 | $171,160 | +3% |
| Purchasing Managers | 1,270 | 0.99 | $140,170 | $98,600 | $220,010 | -5% |
| Chief Executives | 3,140 | 1.00 | $138,900 | $62,140 | $455,660 | -35% |
| Nurse Practitioners | 5,450 | 1.11 | $136,270 | $105,510 | $173,980 | +3% |
| Lawyers | 8,820 | 0.77 | $135,670 | $87,170 | $291,750 | -15% |
| Managers, All Other | 5,650 | 0.59 | $135,390 | $84,670 | $212,630 | -5% |
These figures are for the nearest metropolitan area with wage data, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, about 39 miles away. They show what the regional labour market pays; they are not a measure of this city.
Median pay across all occupations: $51,380 (US $50,980); unemployment 4.2% (2026M09).
| Industry (residents) ⇅ | Share of employed residents ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Education and health care | 23.0% |
| Arts, entertainment, accommodation, food | 15.7% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining | 12.2% |
| Retail trade | 11.1% |
| Public administration | 10.3% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 8.3% |
| Construction | 6.9% |
| Professional, scientific, management, administrative | 6.4% |
| Other services | 2.6% |
| Finance, insurance, real estate | 1.9% |
| Information | 1.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.4% |
| Manufacturing | 0.0% |
Cities have no official GDP or payroll count of their own. These figures are for the county where Globe lies and cover the whole county, not only the city.
| County ⇅ | Population ⇅ | GDP (2024) ⇅ | GDP per resident ⇅ | Jobs (QCEW 2024) ⇅ | Employer sites ⇅ | Average annual pay ⇅ | Job change vs 2023 ⇅ | Unemployment rate ⇅ | Labour force ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila County | 53,795 | $2,397 million | $44,562 | 15,973 | 1,138 | $56,684 | +6.7% | 4.4% | 22,874 |
| Industry ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Share of private jobs ⇅ | Average annual pay ⇅ | Concentration vs US (location quotient) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 2,016 | 19.0% | $35,136 | 1.26 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,821 | 17.2% | $24,968 | 1.25 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,460 | 13.8% | $59,984 | 0.64 |
| Manufacturing | 1,166 | 11.0% | $96,368 | 0.89 |
| Professional and technical services | 936 | 8.8% | $61,255 | 0.84 |
| Mining, oil and gas | 848 | 8.0% | $93,528 | 14.04 |
| Construction | 761 | 7.2% | $54,119 | 0.91 |
| Administrative and waste services | 248 | 2.3% | $49,918 | 0.26 |
| Finance and insurance | 216 | 2.0% | $59,619 | 0.33 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 204 | 1.9% | $61,642 | 0.30 |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 181 | 1.7% | $31,598 | 0.67 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 158 | 1.5% | $36,006 | 0.33 |
| Real estate and rental | 133 | 1.3% | $47,668 | 0.54 |
| Information | 120 | 1.1% | $70,174 | 0.40 |
| Educational services | 109 | 1.0% | $40,340 | 0.33 |
| Wholesale trade | 88 | 0.8% | $70,275 | 0.14 |
| Utilities | 66 | 0.6% | $77,598 | 1.09 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 41 | 0.4% | $36,726 | 0.32 |
| Management of companies | 15 | 0.1% | $135,104 | 0.06 |
QCEW counts jobs covered by unemployment insurance; sectors with too few employers are withheld by BLS. Latest-month unemployment is preliminary.
| How residents get to work ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Drive alone | 77.0% |
| Public transit | 0.6% |
| Walk | 0.6% |
| Work from home | 6.8% |
| Commute of 45 minutes or more | 15.1% |
Shares are of workers aged 16 and over; they describe residents, wherever they work.
| Indicator ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $69,170 |
| Income per person | $34,505 |
| Median gross rent per month | $858 |
| Yearly rent as share of median household income | 14.9% |
| Median home value | $206,700 |
| Homeowners | 73.6% |
| Poverty rate | 16.4% |
| Price level of the nearest metro area (US = 100) | 103.3 |
| Nearest metro median pay, all occupations | $51,380 |
Estimate for a wage earner: 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction (IRS), Social Security 6.2% up to $184,500, Medicare 1.45% (+0.9% above $200,000 single / $250,000 married), and a state rate you set. It ignores credits, pre-tax deductions, local taxes and benefits. Sources: IRS: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments · SSA wage base per Federal Register notice 2025-19763.
State tax: Flat 2.50%.
| Indicator ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Median age | 44.1 |
| High school or higher (25+) | 88.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 19.2% |
| Born abroad | 7.5% |
| Labour force participation (16+) | 55.2% |
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| Month ⇅ | Mean temperature (°C) ⇅ | Mean temperature (°F) ⇅ | Precipitation (mm) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 | 44 | 44 |
| Feb | 8.0 | 46 | 39 |
| Mar | 11.8 | 53 | 25 |
| Apr | 15.6 | 60 | 11 |
| May | 20.9 | 70 | 8 |
| Jun | 27.2 | 81 | 6 |
| Jul | 28.0 | 82 | 60 |
| Aug | 27.1 | 81 | 53 |
| Sep | 24.2 | 76 | 32 |
| Oct | 18.2 | 65 | 20 |
| Nov | 11.7 | 53 | 25 |
| Dec | 6.3 | 43 | 44 |
Satellite-reanalysis climatology on a grid of roughly 50 km, so it smooths local effects (hills, coast, city heat). It is not a weather-station record.
| City ⇅ | State ⇅ | Distance (straight line) ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Canyon | AZ | 39 mi | 13,107 | $93,377 | $1,542 |
| Florence | AZ | 45 mi | 25,570 | $79,644 | $1,302 |
| Apache Junction | AZ | 46 mi | 41,058 | $60,975 | $1,146 |
| San Tan Valley | AZ | 50 mi | 109,189 | $96,713 | $2,085 |
| Queen Creek | AZ | 51 mi | 71,867 | $141,978 | $2,210 |
| Coolidge | AZ | 55 mi | 16,636 | $67,023 | $1,314 |
| Mesa | AZ | 56 mi | 511,764 | $82,752 | $1,620 |
| Gilbert | AZ | 58 mi | 280,262 | $122,551 | $2,110 |
| Saddlebrooke | AZ | 58 mi | 13,085 | $88,686 | $2,774 |
| Fountain Hills | AZ | 59 mi | 23,789 | $112,654 | $1,890 |
Straight-line distance in miles, not driving distance.
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