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State comparison · 2025

Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Arizona vs New Mexico

Occupation

Tax Examiners and Collectors in Arizona earn a median of $92,680. In New Mexico, $56,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 50.8% — not 64.7%.

Nominal pay gap
+64.7%
Arizona vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+50.8%
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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New Mexico

Tax Examiners and Collectors

Median
$56,260
p25
$49,570
p75
$62,380
p10
$45,930
p90
$79,710
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
92.2
See full breakdown for New Mexico

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.