State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: New Jersey vs North Carolina
Tax Examiners and Collectors in New Jersey earn a median of $96,420. In North Carolina, $61,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.9% — not 55.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.6%
New Jersey vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+34.9%
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
North Carolina
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $61,950
- p25
- $53,780
- p75
- $77,990
- p10
- $46,410
- p90
- $105,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.