State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Alaska vs West Virginia
Tax Examiners and Collectors in Alaska earn a median of $94,630. In West Virginia, $50,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 63% — not 86.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+86.5%
Alaska vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+63%
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
West Virginia
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $50,730
- p25
- $42,750
- p75
- $59,390
- p10
- $34,150
- p90
- $78,190
- 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.