State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Tax Examiners and Collectors in New Jersey earn a median of $96,420. In Washington, $72,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.2% — not 32.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.4%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+30.2%
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
Washington
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $72,850
- p25
- $62,880
- p75
- $85,860
- p10
- $56,140
- p90
- $122,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.