State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Arizona vs South Carolina
Tax Examiners and Collectors in Arizona earn a median of $92,680. In South Carolina, $61,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.1% — not 51.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.7%
Arizona vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+41.1%
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
South Carolina
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $61,110
- p25
- $48,440
- p75
- $81,330
- p10
- $45,740
- p90
- $112,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.