State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Alaska vs Iowa
Tax Examiners and Collectors in Alaska earn a median of $94,630. In Iowa, $66,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.4% — not 41.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.5%
Alaska vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+21.4%
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
Iowa
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $66,860
- p25
- $55,160
- p75
- $78,890
- p10
- $50,460
- p90
- $100,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.