Tax Examiner and Collector, and Revenue Agent Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$44,820
25th Percentile Wage
$53,690
50th Percentile Wage
$63,940
75th Percentile Wage
$84,790
90th Percentile Wage
$103,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,820.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$63,940
10.87% -5.55%
2016
$56,990
1.32% -
2015
$56,240
-9.64% -
2014
$61,660
-5.21% -
2013
$64,870
-4.04% -
2012
$67,490
- -

Table 2. Compare Tax Examiner and Collector, and Revenue Agent Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,940 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 38.1 percent (38.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton and 9.7 percent (9.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Framingham.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$103,340
Worcester
$79,940
Barnstable Town
$66,600
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$65,100
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$63,940
Springfield
$62,560
Taunton-Norton-Raynham
$62,290
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$60,320
Framingham
$57,750