State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Montana vs New Jersey
Tax Examiners and Collectors in New Jersey earn a median of $96,420. In Montana, $63,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.1% — not 34%.
Nominal pay gap
-34%
Montana vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-24.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $63,610
- p25
- $63,610
- p75
- $79,070
- p10
- $61,110
- p90
- $88,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
New Jersey
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $96,420
- p25
- $73,350
- p75
- $121,880
- p10
- $56,820
- p90
- $144,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.