State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Arizona vs Iowa
Tax Examiners and Collectors in Arizona earn a median of $92,680. In Iowa, $66,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.9% — not 38.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.6%
Arizona vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+20.9%
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
Iowa
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $66,860
- p25
- $55,160
- p75
- $78,890
- p10
- $50,460
- p90
- $100,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.