Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents salary by state
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents is a professional role in the Business and Financial Operations job family, focused on Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agentss do
Typical education: Bachelor's Degree
Send notices to taxpayers when accounts are delinquent.
Confer with taxpayers or their representatives to discuss the issues, laws, and regulations involved in returns, and to resolve problems with returns.
Notify taxpayers of any overpayment or underpayment, and either issue a refund or request further payment.
Maintain records for each case, including contacts, telephone numbers, and actions taken.
Contact taxpayers by mail or telephone to address discrepancies and to request supporting documentation.
Top skills:SpeakingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingWritingMonitoring
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Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents salary by industry
Federal, State, and Local Government, excl. State & Local Schools & Hospitals & USPS
56,610 workers
$73,000
Federal Government, including the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)
25,930 workers
$78,000
State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
19,440 workers
$70,500
Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
11,240 workers
$66,000
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents pays 23% below the average across 32 roles in the Business and Financial Operations job family (family average $95,000).
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