Best Cities for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agentss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agentss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.59	$96,320	$99,095	20%
2	KansasState	1.58	$88,610	$98,456	14%
3	ArizonaState	1.47	$92,680	$91,853	19%
4	AlaskaState	1.45	$94,630	$90,729	17%
5	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.43	$81,540	$89,408	18%
6	New JerseyState	1.42	$96,420	$88,621	22%
7	OhioState	1.35	$76,240	$84,336	16%
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.34	$97,680	$83,845	28%
9	ConnecticutState	1.33	$89,140	$82,844	21%
10	IllinoisState	1.33	$80,720	$82,875	19%
11	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.32	$99,300	$82,612	38%
12	Columbus, OHMetro	1.31	$76,110	$81,401	20%
13	MinnesotaState	1.29	$79,000	$80,612	19%
14	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.27	$79,000	$79,397	22%
15	North DakotaState	1.25	$72,230	$78,002	16%
16	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.25	$74,730	$77,682	25%
17	NevadaState	1.21	$75,500	$75,349	23%
18	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.21	$86,300	$75,503	31%
19	IowaState	1.20	$66,860	$74,955	17%
20	DelawareState	1.16	$72,900	$72,178	22%
21	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.16	$81,320	$72,092	29%
22	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.15	$77,570	$71,957	28%
23	South DakotaState	1.13	$63,790	$70,253	18%
24	MassachusettsState	1.12	$75,560	$69,641	36%
25	Rhode IslandState	1.11	$69,870	$69,522	26%
26	MichiganState	1.10	$63,440	$68,732	21%
27	WashingtonState	1.09	$72,850	$67,894	31%
28	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.09	$65,390	$68,257	28%
29	AlabamaState	1.07	$58,100	$66,705	20%
30	CaliforniaState	1.07	$74,110	$66,947	37%
31	WyomingState	1.07	$61,780	$66,430	19%
32	ColoradoState	1.06	$69,740	$66,167	32%
33	MontanaState	1.06	$63,610	$65,985	21%
34	South CarolinaState	1.06	$61,110	$66,424	25%
35	North CarolinaState	1.05	$61,950	$65,625	25%
36	KentuckyState	1.04	$57,240	$64,678	20%
37	NebraskaState	1.04	$59,150	$64,645	21%
38	WisconsinState	1.04	$59,990	$64,995	22%
39	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.04	$73,550	$64,802	42%
40	New YorkState	1.03	$72,610	$64,542	31%
41	ArkansasState	1.02	$55,140	$63,893	19%
42	IdahoState	1.02	$61,110	$63,326	24%
43	MaineState	1.02	$63,290	$63,417	25%
44	OregonState	1.02	$65,830	$63,913	29%
45	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	1.02	$69,160	$63,742	35%
46	IndianaState	1.00	$56,570	$62,508	22%
47	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.99	$65,140	$61,569	31%
48	HawaiiState	0.98	$67,210	$61,100	43%
49	MarylandState	0.98	$66,900	$61,264	30%
50	New MexicoState	0.98	$56,260	$61,152	22%
51	TexasState	0.98	$58,200	$60,879	29%
52	West VirginiaState	0.97	$50,730	$60,249	20%
53	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.97	$55,950	$60,486	25%
54	GeorgiaState	0.95	$55,430	$59,347	31%
55	OklahomaState	0.95	$52,480	$59,299	22%
56	PennsylvaniaState	0.94	$56,870	$58,629	27%
57	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.94	$60,550	$58,502	32%
58	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.93	$56,350	$58,213	34%
59	VermontState	0.92	$59,010	$57,571	29%
60	VirginiaState	0.92	$59,610	$57,594	32%
61	MissouriState	0.91	$50,250	$56,716	25%
62	TennesseeState	0.90	$51,630	$56,426	29%
63	LouisianaState	0.89	$49,940	$55,427	25%
64	New HampshireState	0.89	$58,610	$55,292	32%
65	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.87	$50,250	$54,149	31%
66	UtahState	0.80	$49,940	$49,840	36%
67	MississippiState	0.79	$41,860	$49,363	26%
68	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.77	$47,340	$48,061	44%
69	FloridaState	0.74	$46,760	$46,069	44%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).