State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: New Jersey vs New Mexico
Tax Examiners and Collectors in New Jersey earn a median of $96,420. In New Mexico, $56,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.2% — not 71.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+71.4%
New Jersey vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+45.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
New Mexico
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $56,260
- p25
- $49,570
- p75
- $62,380
- p10
- $45,930
- p90
- $79,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.