State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Arizona vs Montana
Tax Examiners and Collectors in Arizona earn a median of $92,680. In Montana, $63,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.9% — not 45.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.7%
Arizona vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+36.9%
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
Montana
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $63,610
- p25
- $63,610
- p75
- $79,070
- p10
- $61,110
- p90
- $88,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.