State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Arizona vs Washington
Tax Examiners and Collectors in Arizona earn a median of $92,680. In Washington, $72,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.2% — not 27.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.2%
Arizona vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+35.2%
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
Washington
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $72,850
- p25
- $62,880
- p75
- $85,860
- p10
- $56,140
- p90
- $122,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.