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State comparison · 2025

Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Arizona vs Kentucky

Occupation

Tax Examiners and Collectors in Arizona earn a median of $92,680. In Kentucky, $57,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45% — not 61.9%.

Nominal pay gap
+61.9%
Arizona vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+45%
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
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Kentucky

Tax Examiners and Collectors

Median
$57,240
p25
$46,820
p75
$67,230
p10
$42,000
p90
$74,920
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.2
See full breakdown for Kentucky

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.