SOC 13-2081 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$62,370

U.S. median hourly wage$29.98

U.S. employment56,610

Nationally, tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents earned a median of $62,370 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 56,610 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents: pay and employment by state
State
New Jersey	$96,420	$46.36	1,430	0.3
Alaska	$94,630	$45.50	60	0.2
Arizona	$92,680	$44.56	230	0.1
Connecticut	$89,140	$42.86	940	0.6
Kansas	$88,610	$42.60	50	0.0
Illinois	$80,720	$38.81	1,350	0.2
Minnesota	$79,000	$37.98	1,150	0.4
Ohio	$76,240	$36.66	990	0.2
Massachusetts	$75,560	$36.33	1,260	0.3
Nevada	$75,500	$36.30	280	0.2
California	$74,110	$35.63	8,610	0.5
Delaware	$72,900	$35.05	110	0.2
Washington	$72,850	$35.03	770	0.2
New York	$72,610	$34.91	3,550	0.4
North Dakota	$72,230	$34.73	60	0.1
Rhode Island	$69,870	$33.59	270	0.5
Colorado	$69,740	$33.53	620	0.2
Hawaii	$67,210	$32.31	80	0.1
Maryland	$66,900	$32.16	560	0.2
Iowa	$66,860	$32.14	210	0.1
Oregon	$65,830	$31.65	430	0.2
South Dakota	$63,790	$30.67	120	0.3
Montana	$63,610	$30.58	130	0.2
Michigan	$63,440	$30.50	1,080	0.2
Maine	$63,290	$30.43	350	0.6
North Carolina	$61,950	$29.78	1,300	0.3
Wyoming	$61,780	$29.70	60	0.2
Idaho	$61,110	$29.38	300	0.4
South Carolina	$61,110	$29.38	280	0.1
Wisconsin	$59,990	$28.84	500	0.2
Virginia	$59,610	$28.66	1,800	0.4
Nebraska	$59,150	$28.44	180	0.2
Vermont	$59,010	$28.37	140	0.5
New Hampshire	$58,610	$28.18	330	0.5
Texas	$58,200	$27.98	3,980	0.3
Alabama	$58,100	$27.93	1,300	0.6
Kentucky	$57,240	$27.52	1,290	0.6
Pennsylvania	$56,870	$27.34	3,540	0.6
Indiana	$56,570	$27.20	550	0.2
New Mexico	$56,260	$27.05	190	0.2
Georgia	$55,430	$26.65	1,970	0.4
Arkansas	$55,140	$26.51	440	0.3
Oklahoma	$52,480	$25.23	240	0.1
Tennessee	$51,630	$24.82	1,850	0.6
West Virginia	$50,730	$24.39	290	0.4
Missouri	$50,250	$24.16	2,280	0.8
Louisiana	$49,940	$24.01	600	0.3
Utah	$49,940	$24.01	3,470	2.0
Florida	$46,760	$22.48	3,950	0.4
Puerto Rico	$43,740	$21.03	440	0.5
Mississippi	$41,860	$20.12	710	0.6

Pay by metro area

All 141 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$110,780	$53.26	420	0.2
Vallejo, CA	$110,780	$53.26	30	0.2
Worcester, MA	$109,420	$52.61	50	0.1
Springfield, MA	$107,690	$51.77	50	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$105,480	$50.71	130	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$102,190	$49.13	580	0.2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$99,300	$47.74	250	0.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$98,590	$47.40	30	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$97,680	$46.96	1,520	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$97,680	$46.96	50	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$96,320	$46.31	510	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$95,740	$46.03	110	0.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$95,490	$45.91	60	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$95,060	$45.70	170	0.1
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$94,890	$45.62	50	0.2
Anchorage, AK	$94,630	$45.50	60	0.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$93,840	$45.12	50	0.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$93,590	$45.00	790	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$92,540	$44.49	500	0.8
Cleveland, OH	$92,520	$44.48	110	0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$91,940	$44.20	360	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$86,340	$41.51	2,910	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$86,300	$41.49	300	0.1
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$86,120	$41.40	80	0.5
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$86,060	$41.37	70	0.5
St. Louis, MO-IL	$83,390	$40.09	160	0.1
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$83,110	$39.96	260	1.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$81,790	$39.32	30	0.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$81,540	$39.20	360	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$81,320	$39.10	960	0.3
Rochester, NY	$80,610	$38.76	30	0.1
Tulsa, OK	$79,330	$38.14	50	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$79,100	$38.03	370	0.2
Duluth, MN-WI	$79,000	$37.98	60	0.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$79,000	$37.98	1,000	0.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$77,570	$37.29	200	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$77,500	$37.26	200	0.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$76,880	$36.96	50	0.1
Flint, MI	$76,650	$36.85	50	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$76,320	$36.69	180	0.2
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$76,270	$36.67	50	0.4
Columbus, OH	$76,110	$36.59	380	0.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$75,930	$36.50	60	0.3
Tucson, AZ	$75,340	$36.22	50	0.1
Syracuse, NY	$75,030	$36.07	40	0.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$74,730	$35.93	270	0.2
Birmingham, AL	$74,670	$35.90	220	0.4
Knoxville, TN	$73,920	$35.54	80	0.2
Mobile, AL	$73,920	$35.54	80	0.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$73,880	$35.52	50	0.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$73,670	$35.42	100	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$73,550	$35.36	1,190	0.4
Columbia, SC	$73,210	$35.20	50	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$72,740	$34.97	290	0.4
Urban Honolulu, HI	$72,390	$34.80	60	0.1
New Haven, CT	$72,010	$34.62	140	0.5
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$70,050	$33.68	40	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$69,780	$33.55	130	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$69,750	$33.53	510	0.3
Colorado Springs, CO	$69,740	$33.53	40	0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$69,160	$33.25	790	0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$68,190	$32.78	50	0.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$68,080	$32.73	30	0.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$67,610	$32.50	3,780	3.5
Wilmington, NC	$67,450	$32.43	60	0.3
Ann Arbor, MI	$67,390	$32.40	50	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$66,480	$31.96	80	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$65,580	$31.53	60	0.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$65,390	$31.44	240	0.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$65,140	$31.32	440	0.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$64,990	$31.25	1,190	2.6
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$64,940	$31.22	170	0.4
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$64,350	$30.94	150	0.4
Montgomery, AL	$64,140	$30.84	280	1.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$63,810	$30.68	340	0.5
Helena, MT	$63,610	$30.58	80	1.9
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$63,180	$30.37	50	0.3
Boise City, ID	$62,460	$30.03	220	0.6
Fayetteville, NC	$62,070	$29.84	50	0.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$61,960	$29.79	50	0.1
Greenville, NC	$61,110	$29.38	40	0.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$61,110	$29.38	80	0.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$61,110	$29.38	70	0.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$60,960	$29.31	60	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$60,690	$29.18	1,150	1.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$60,550	$29.11	2,120	0.7
Huntsville, AL	$59,960	$28.83	90	0.3
Erie, PA	$59,720	$28.71	30	0.3
Dothan, AL	$59,610	$28.66	50	0.9
Savannah, GA	$59,540	$28.63	60	0.3
State College, PA	$59,190	$28.46	50	0.7
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$59,050	$28.39	50	0.5
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$58,990	$28.36	70	0.2
Asheville, NC	$58,630	$28.19	40	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$58,460	$28.11	300	0.4
Tuscaloosa, AL	$58,130	$27.95	50	0.4
Richmond, VA	$57,620	$27.70	570	0.9
Fresno, CA	$56,890	$27.35	1,490	3.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$56,540	$27.18	180	0.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$56,350	$27.09	1,700	0.6
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$56,210	$27.02	80	1.0
Pittsburgh, PA	$55,950	$26.90	380	0.3
York-Hanover, PA	$55,560	$26.71	50	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$54,950	$26.42	90	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$54,060	$25.99	530	1.6
Rocky Mount, NC	$53,780	$25.85	50	0.9
Charleston, WV	$52,210	$25.10	90	0.9
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$51,590	$24.81	340	0.3
Jacksonville, FL	$50,500	$24.28	270	0.3
Reading, PA	$50,460	$24.26	100	0.6
Gainesville, GA	$50,370	$24.22	60	0.6
Kansas City, MO-KS	$50,250	$24.16	1,980	1.8
Roanoke, VA	$49,940	$24.01	70	0.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$49,740	$23.91	90	0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$49,440	$23.77	1,370	2.2
Ogden, UT	$49,440	$23.77	3,240	12.0
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$49,330	$23.72	70	1.0
Lynchburg, VA	$49,120	$23.62	30	0.3
Williamsport, PA	$48,830	$23.48	40	0.8
Springfield, MO	$48,510	$23.32	50	0.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$47,850	$23.00	90	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,820	$22.99	360	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$47,340	$22.76	680	0.5
Port St. Lucie, FL	$47,280	$22.73	80	0.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$46,470	$22.34	250	1.0
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$46,370	$22.29	Not published	Not published
Gadsden, AL	$45,660	$21.95	40	1.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$45,630	$21.94	100	0.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$45,120	$21.69	100	0.5
Baton Rouge, LA	$45,000	$21.64	310	0.8
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$43,740	$21.03	400	0.6
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$43,720	$21.02	90	0.3
Tallahassee, FL	$43,310	$20.82	590	3.2
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$43,240	$20.79	50	0.5
Gainesville, FL	$41,430	$19.92	40	0.3
Ocala, FL	$39,940	$19.20	160	1.3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$39,500	$18.99	80	0.5
Jackson, MS	$38,900	$18.70	280	1.0
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$38,210	$18.37	40	0.9
Laredo, TX	$36,980	$17.78	50	0.4
Jefferson City, MO	$35,030	$16.84	60	0.7

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.