SOC 13-2081 · Gadsden, AL metro

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents Salary in Gadsden, AL

The average salary for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Gadsden, Alabama is $53,470 a year ($25.71 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,660: half of the 40 people in this job in the Gadsden, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 24% less than the U.S. average for this job ($70,520).

$53,470average per year

$25.71 / hourMedian $45,660Take-home ≈ $42,921

  • $33K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
-24%vs U.S. average
#9 of 10Alabama metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents pay range in Gadsden

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $78,110 or more. The middle half of tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Gadsden earn between $36,020 and $64,810.

  • $33K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,470$4,456$25.71
Median$45,660$3,805$21.95
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,020$3,002$17.32
Experienced (75th percentile)$64,810$5,401$31.16

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents pay in Gadsden vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Gadsden earn 15% less than the Alabama average ($63,270) and 24% less than the U.S. average ($70,520). At the median the gap is -27% against the U.S. median of $62,370.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Gadsden$53,470$45,660$32,960$78,11040
Alabama$63,270$58,100$35,160$107,8101,300
United States$70,520$62,370$42,000$114,55056,610

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents salary after taxes in Gadsden

On the average salary of $53,470, a single filer in Gadsden takes home about $42,921 a year, or $3,577 a month and $1,651 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Gadsden a good place for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Gadsden area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.7), so the average $53,470 buys what about $62,426 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Gadsden ($36,660). A typical home costs $184,689, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents salary in other Alabama cities

Gadsden ranks 9th of 10 Alabama metro areas for this job; Mobile pays the most ($76,470).

All Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($116,490).

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents salary by city

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Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents salary in Gadsden: questions

How much do tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents make an hour in Gadsden?

$25.71 an hour on average, and $21.95 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents salary in Gadsden?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,020, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents take-home pay in Gadsden?

About $42,921 a year ($3,577 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,470. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents earn more in Gadsden than elsewhere?

The average here is 24% less than the U.S. average for this job ($70,520).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-2081; area Gadsden, AL (23460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.29, this job is 3.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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