State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Arizona vs Kentucky
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
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
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.