State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: New Jersey vs South Carolina
Tax Examiners and Collectors in New Jersey earn a median of $96,420. In South Carolina, $61,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.9% — not 57.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.8%
New Jersey vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+35.9%
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
South Carolina
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $61,110
- p25
- $48,440
- p75
- $81,330
- p10
- $45,740
- p90
- $112,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.