Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
Also called: Adjustment Examiner, Block Advisor, City Collector, City Tax Auditor, Collections Specialist, Collector, Corporate Tax Associate, Credentialed Tax Expert
Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.
What tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents do
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Answer questions from taxpayers and assist them in completing tax forms.
- Collect taxes from individuals or businesses according to prescribed laws and regulations.
- Determine appropriate methods of debt settlement, such as offers of compromise, wage garnishment, or seizure and sale of property.
- Check tax forms to verify that names and taxpayer identification numbers are correct, that computations have been performed correctly, or that amounts match those on supporting documentation.
- Examine and analyze tax assets and liabilities to determine resolution of delinquent tax problems.
- Impose payment deadlines on delinquent taxpayers and monitor payments to ensure that deadlines are met.
- Direct service of legal documents, such as subpoenas, warrants, notices of assessment, and garnishments.
Typical path into the job (BLS)
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents salary
The median annual wage for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents is $62,370 (BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, national). The lowest 10 percent earn less than $42,000 and the highest 10 percent earn more than $114,550. The mean annual wage is $70,520.
The mean hourly wage of $33.00 is 4.6× the federal minimum wage of $7.25. State minimums are higher in most large states. Minimum wage by state →
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Pay by percentile
Annual wage percentiles from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Percentiles are a good proxy for pay by experience.
Projected pay for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today $62,370 → in 3 years $65,900 → in 5 years $68,400 → in 10 years $74,900 (10-year range $64,400–$87,000). The model assumes pay growth of +1.8% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
Outlook score for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.
Will AI replace Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents? AI replacement risk
How AI is changing this job
A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.
AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using O*NET work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →
Labor demand for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
Employment projections are from the BLS Employment Projections program (2025–35). Annual openings include both new jobs and replacement of workers who leave the occupation.
The same job in Japan
| Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents United States | 税務事務官 Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median / average pay | $62,370 | ¥5.12M ≈ $32,575 |
| Pay in 10 years (est.) | $74,900 | ¥5.64M |
| Outlook score | 32 | 32 |
| AI replacement risk | 80% High | 80% High |
| Workers | 57K | — |
Matched by occupation (SOC code). Yen converted at 157.25 JPY/USD for reference; Japanese figures are averages, U.S. figures are medians, and the surveys define occupations differently.
Skills, education and requirements for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
Key skills
O*NET skill level ratings (0–7).
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Education of workers
Training before entry
Related work experience
Job Zone 3 — medium preparation needed (O*NET)
Difficulty of entry: ★★☆☆☆ Fairly easy (from education, training, experience and Job Zone)
How to become tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents
A step-by-step guide for this occupation is being prepared. The education, training and experience data above show the typical path.
Career path and how to earn more as tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents
Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by percentile is shown in the Pay section.