State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
Tax Examiners and Collectors in Alaska earn a median of $94,630. In South Dakota, $63,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.4% — not 48.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.3%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+28.4%
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
South Dakota
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $63,790
- p25
- $54,040
- p75
- $76,120
- p10
- $50,110
- p90
- $90,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.