Business Continuity Planners Salary in Phoenix, AZ

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Business Continuity Planners in Phoenix, AZ have a median annual salary of $84,190, with 8,820 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $53,370 at the 10th percentile to $140,870 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$84,190

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$40.48

Employment

8,820

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$53,370
10th
$66,710
25th
$84,190
Median
$108,400
75th
$140,870
90th

Local compared with national

Phoenix, AZ

$84,190

Median annual · 2025

United States

$83,050

Median annual · 2025

The Phoenix, AZ median is 1.4% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,140).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 4.1
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.1
  3. 3.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 4.1
  4. 4.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.1
  5. 5.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  6. 6.WritingImportance 4.0
  7. 7.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  8. 8.Active LearningImportance 4.0
  9. 9.Systems AnalysisImportance 4.0
  10. 10.Systems EvaluationImportance 4.0
  11. 11.CoordinationImportance 3.8
  12. 12.MonitoringImportance 3.6

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Actuate BIRT
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Atlassian Confluence
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Business continuity software
  • CA Clarity PPM
  • Computer operating systems
  • COOP Systems myCOOP
  • EMC RSA Archer Business Continuity Management
  • Emergency notification system software
  • Enterprise backup systems
  • Jaspersoft Business Intelligence Suite
  • Local area network LAN software
  • Mentimeter
  • Microsoft Access

Common tasks

  • Develop emergency management plans for recovery decision making and communications, continuity of critical departmental processes, or temporary shut-down of non-critical departments to ensure continuity of operation and governance.
  • Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.
  • Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.
  • Establish, maintain, or test call trees to ensure appropriate communication during disaster.
  • Identify opportunities for strategic improvement or mitigation of business interruption and other risks caused by business, regulatory, or industry-specific change initiatives.
  • Maintain and update organization information technology applications and network systems blueprints.
  • Review existing disaster recovery, crisis management, or business continuity plans.
  • Analyze impact on, and risk to, essential business functions or information systems to identify acceptable recovery time periods and resource requirements.
  • Write reports to summarize testing activities, including descriptions of goals, planning, scheduling, execution, results, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.
  • Create or administer training and awareness presentations or materials.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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