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State comparison · 2025

Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: New Jersey vs Pennsylvania

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Tax Examiners and Collectors in New Jersey earn a median of $96,420. In Pennsylvania, $56,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.1% — not 69.5%.

Nominal pay gap
+69.5%
New Jersey vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+52.1%
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
See full breakdown for New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Tax Examiners and Collectors

Median
$56,870
p25
$49,520
p75
$71,550
p10
$44,430
p90
$91,770
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
97.6
See full breakdown for Pennsylvania

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.