The highest-paying states for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $93,580, Alaska is the highest paying state for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $83,530). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $93,580 |
$58,190 | 70 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $83,530 |
$47,700 | 890 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $80,170 |
$49,980 | 1,320 |
| 4 | Kansas | $79,350 |
$36,570 | 60 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $75,320 |
$47,280 | 80 |
| 6 | Arizona | $73,990 |
$49,230 | 250 |
| 7 | Illinois | $72,950 |
$47,360 | 1,090 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $69,660 |
$50,710 | 360 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $67,580 |
$49,610 | 1,090 |
| 10 | California | $67,250 |
$43,430 | 8,100 |
| 11 | New York | $66,520 |
$50,560 | 3,590 |
| 12 | Washington | $66,230 |
$49,450 | 960 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $65,100 |
$46,970 | 1,610 |
| 14 | Iowa | $63,200 |
$46,570 | 180 |
| 15 | Colorado | $62,900 |
$46,900 | 560 |
| 16 | Montana | $61,830 |
$49,600 | 120 |
| 17 | North Dakota | $60,180 |
$39,980 | 90 |
| 18 | Ohio | $59,680 |
$42,980 | 860 |
| 19 | Delaware | $59,190 |
$39,460 | 100 |
| 20 | Michigan | $59,070 |
$35,140 | 870 |
| 21 | North Carolina | $57,740 |
$38,840 | 1,160 |
| 22 | Nevada | $55,740 |
$44,720 | 250 |
| 23 | Alabama | $54,720 |
$32,010 | 860 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $54,310 |
$44,720 | 470 |
| 25 | Oregon | $54,230 |
$40,460 | 310 |
| 26 | Maine | $54,120 |
$36,400 | 350 |
| 27 | New Hampshire | $53,960 |
$37,970 | 300 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $53,750 |
$36,720 | 3,160 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $53,610 |
$37,280 | 180 |
| 30 | Georgia | $53,500 |
$33,490 | 1,410 |
| 31 | Idaho | $53,440 |
$40,190 | 260 |
| 32 | Wyoming | $53,300 |
$42,580 | 60 |
| 33 | Tennessee | $52,190 |
$36,860 | 1,390 |
| 34 | Vermont | $51,600 |
$37,090 | 150 |
| 35 | Texas | $50,750 |
$36,920 | 3,520 |
| 36 | Maryland | $50,630 |
$34,840 | 630 |
| 37 | Arkansas | $50,220 |
$30,920 | 540 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $50,040 |
$38,380 | 270 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $49,650 |
$35,800 | 1,350 |
| 40 | Virginia | $48,860 |
$36,900 | 1,290 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $48,790 |
$29,340 | 310 |
| 42 | South Dakota | $48,570 |
$34,650 | 130 |
| 43 | Indiana | $47,980 |
$29,240 | 550 |
| 44 | Missouri | $46,200 |
$36,570 | 1,820 |
| 45 | Louisiana | $45,660 |
$32,310 | 490 |
| 46 | Utah | $44,720 |
$36,110 | 2,620 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $43,690 |
$31,450 | 250 |
| 48 | New Mexico | $41,120 |
$35,190 | 150 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $37,030 |
$27,860 | 560 |
| 50 | Florida | $36,170 |
$29,740 | 3,280 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $33,600 |
$18,590 | 530 |