State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Alaska vs California
Tax Examiners and Collectors in Alaska earn a median of $94,630. In California, $74,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38% — not 27.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.7%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
+38%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $94,630
- p25
- $77,560
- p75
- $118,720
- p10
- $65,550
- p90
- $132,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
California
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $74,110
- p25
- $58,610
- p75
- $96,970
- p10
- $50,210
- p90
- $126,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.