State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Arizona vs South Dakota
Tax Examiners and Collectors in Arizona earn a median of $92,680. In South Dakota, $63,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.8% — not 45.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.3%
Arizona vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+27.8%
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
South Dakota
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $63,790
- p25
- $54,040
- p75
- $76,120
- p10
- $50,110
- p90
- $90,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.