State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Alaska vs Washington
Tax Examiners and Collectors in Alaska earn a median of $94,630. In Washington, $72,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.7% — not 29.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.9%
Alaska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+35.7%
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
Washington
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $72,850
- p25
- $62,880
- p75
- $85,860
- p10
- $56,140
- p90
- $122,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.