State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: New Jersey vs Rhode Island
Tax Examiners and Collectors in New Jersey earn a median of $96,420. In Rhode Island, $69,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.8% — not 38%.
Nominal pay gap
+38%
New Jersey vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+29.8%
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
Rhode Island
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $69,870
- p25
- $61,450
- p75
- $92,290
- p10
- $54,330
- p90
- $113,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.