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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

13-2081 Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.


National estimates for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
Industry profile for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
Geographic profile for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

National estimates for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
53,150 0.6 % $ 29.83 $ 62,040 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.95 $ 20.21 $ 26.75 $ 37.28 $ 50.69
Annual Wage (2) $ 33,180 $ 42,040 $ 55,640 $ 77,540 $ 105,430


Industry profile for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 22,540 1.08 $ 33.72 $ 70,150
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 20,730 0.94 $ 27.78 $ 57,790
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 9,870 0.18 $ 25.22 $ 52,460

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 22,540 1.08 $ 33.72 $ 70,150
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 20,730 0.94 $ 27.78 $ 57,790
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 9,870 0.18 $ 25.22 $ 52,460

Top paying industries for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 22,540 1.08 $ 33.72 $ 70,150
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 20,730 0.94 $ 27.78 $ 57,790
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 9,870 0.18 $ 25.22 $ 52,460


Geographic profile for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 8,530 0.52 1.36 $ 33.73 $ 70,150
Florida 4,300 0.51 1.33 $ 23.38 $ 48,640
Texas 3,900 0.32 0.84 $ 28.07 $ 58,400
New York 3,670 0.42 1.11 $ 34.62 $ 72,010
Pennsylvania 3,410 0.62 1.62 $ 23.76 $ 49,430




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Utah 2,310 1.55 4.07 $ 22.64 $ 47,080
Rhode Island 390 0.88 2.32 $ 35.98 $ 74,830
Kentucky 1,430 0.80 2.09 $ 24.73 $ 51,430
Missouri 2,110 0.78 2.05 $ 22.90 $ 47,640
Pennsylvania 3,410 0.62 1.62 $ 23.76 $ 49,430




Top paying states for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 60 0.21 0.55 $ 44.35 $ 92,260
Connecticut 800 0.52 1.36 $ 42.69 $ 88,800
New Jersey 1,380 0.36 0.95 $ 40.22 $ 83,650
Kansas 60 0.05 0.12 $ 40.04 $ 83,290
Arizona 320 0.11 0.29 $ 37.77 $ 78,570





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 3,530 3.65 9.55 $ 30.99 $ 64,450
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,820 0.32 0.84 $ 39.74 $ 82,660
Austin-Round Rock, TX 2,380 2.26 5.91 $ 22.63 $ 47,070
Fresno, CA 1,870 4.98 13.02 $ 22.32 $ 46,430
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,790 1.74 4.54 $ 22.04 $ 45,840
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,780 0.66 1.73 $ 28.81 $ 59,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,470 0.25 0.66 $ 44.59 $ 92,740
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,310 0.50 1.32 $ 34.51 $ 71,780
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 1,280 3.05 7.98 $ 29.60 $ 61,570
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,190 0.45 1.19 $ 27.73 $ 57,680




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fresno, CA 1,870 4.98 13.02 $ 22.32 $ 46,430
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 3,530 3.65 9.55 $ 30.99 $ 64,450
Tallahassee, FL 590 3.49 9.13 $ 17.42 $ 36,220
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 370 3.37 8.83 $ 28.19 $ 58,640
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 1,280 3.05 7.98 $ 29.60 $ 61,570
Montgomery, AL 380 2.44 6.38 $ 30.11 $ 62,620
Austin-Round Rock, TX 2,380 2.26 5.91 $ 22.63 $ 47,070
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 580 1.86 4.86 $ 25.72 $ 53,500
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,790 1.74 4.54 $ 22.04 $ 45,840
Jefferson City, MO 100 1.36 3.55 $ 18.37 $ 38,200




Top paying metropolitan areas for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 260 0.23 0.61 $ 48.20 $ 100,250
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 410 0.17 0.46 $ 47.35 $ 98,480
Waterbury, CT 60 0.96 2.52 $ 46.75 $ 97,230
Stockton-Lodi, CA 40 0.16 0.42 $ 46.34 $ 96,380
New Haven, CT 80 0.30 0.79 $ 46.29 $ 96,280
Bakersfield, CA 30 0.10 0.27 $ 46.28 $ 96,270
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 40 0.14 0.38 $ 45.60 $ 94,840
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 90 0.23 0.60 $ 45.28 $ 94,180
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 30 0.23 0.59 $ 44.92 $ 93,430
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,470 0.25 0.66 $ 44.59 $ 92,740

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 310 1.85 4.85 $ 19.23 $ 40,000
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 140 0.76 1.99 $ 28.49 $ 59,260
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 140 0.92 2.42 $ 9.18 $ 19,090
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 130 0.70 1.83 $ 11.42 $ 23,750
North Florida nonmetropolitan area 100 0.87 2.28 $ 17.91 $ 37,250

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 310 1.85 4.85 $ 19.23 $ 40,000
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 40 1.36 3.55 $ 16.92 $ 35,190
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 70 1.08 2.82 $ 26.25 $ 54,610
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 140 0.92 2.42 $ 9.18 $ 19,090
North Florida nonmetropolitan area 100 0.87 2.28 $ 17.91 $ 37,250

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 40 0.64 1.67 $ 31.83 $ 66,200
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 60 0.27 0.70 $ 28.68 $ 59,650
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 140 0.76 1.99 $ 28.49 $ 59,260
South Florida nonmetropolitan area 60 0.77 2.01 $ 28.12 $ 58,500
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 40 0.28 0.75 $ 27.69 $ 57,590


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021