State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Alaska vs New Mexico
Tax Examiners and Collectors in Alaska earn a median of $94,630. In New Mexico, $56,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.4% — not 68.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+68.2%
Alaska vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+51.4%
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
New Mexico
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $56,260
- p25
- $49,570
- p75
- $62,380
- p10
- $45,930
- p90
- $79,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.