State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Alaska vs Illinois
Tax Examiners and Collectors in Alaska earn a median of $94,630. In Illinois, $80,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.5% — not 17.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.2%
Alaska vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+14.5%
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
Illinois
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $80,720
- p25
- $62,390
- p75
- $102,360
- p10
- $55,190
- p90
- $121,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.