State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Arizona vs North Carolina
Tax Examiners and Collectors in Arizona earn a median of $92,680. In North Carolina, $61,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.1% — not 49.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.6%
Arizona vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+40.1%
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
North Carolina
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $61,950
- p25
- $53,780
- p75
- $77,990
- p10
- $46,410
- p90
- $105,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.