State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: New Jersey vs Texas
Tax Examiners and Collectors in New Jersey earn a median of $96,420. In Texas, $58,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.9% — not 65.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.7%
New Jersey vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+47.9%
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
Texas
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $58,200
- p25
- $47,760
- p75
- $80,370
- p10
- $41,450
- p90
- $115,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.