State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: New Jersey vs South Dakota
Tax Examiners and Collectors in New Jersey earn a median of $96,420. In South Dakota, $63,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.1% — not 51.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.2%
New Jersey vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+23.1%
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
South Dakota
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $63,790
- p25
- $54,040
- p75
- $76,120
- p10
- $50,110
- p90
- $90,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.