State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Arizona vs California
Tax Examiners and Collectors in Arizona earn a median of $92,680. In California, $74,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.5% — not 25.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.1%
Arizona vs California
COL-adjusted gap
+37.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $92,680
- p25
- $65,000
- p75
- $113,900
- p10
- $53,900
- p90
- $124,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
California
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $74,110
- p25
- $58,610
- p75
- $96,970
- p10
- $50,210
- p90
- $126,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.