State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Arizona vs Illinois
Tax Examiners and Collectors in Arizona earn a median of $92,680. In Illinois, $80,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14% — not 14.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.8%
Arizona vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+14%
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
Illinois
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $80,720
- p25
- $62,390
- p75
- $102,360
- p10
- $55,190
- p90
- $121,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.