State comparison · 2025
Bill and Account Collectors salary: Alaska vs West Virginia
Bill and Account Collectors in Alaska earn a median of $60,810. In West Virginia, $43,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.9% — not 38.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.3%
Alaska vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+20.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Bill and Account Collectors
- Median
- $60,810
- p25
- $48,630
- p75
- $63,450
- p10
- $34,840
- p90
- $73,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
West Virginia
Bill and Account Collectors
- Median
- $43,960
- p25
- $39,590
- p75
- $46,020
- p10
- $35,590
- p90
- $51,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.