State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: New Jersey vs West Virginia
Tax Examiners and Collectors in New Jersey earn a median of $96,420. In West Virginia, $50,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.3% — not 90.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+90.1%
New Jersey vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+56.3%
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
West Virginia
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $50,730
- p25
- $42,750
- p75
- $59,390
- p10
- $34,150
- p90
- $78,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.