SOC 13-2081 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents Salary in Los Angeles, CA

The average salary for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Los Angeles, California is $101,210 a year ($48.66 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $97,680: half of the 1,520 people in this job in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 44% more than the U.S. average for this job ($70,520).

$101,210average per year

$48.66 / hourMedian $97,680Take-home ≈ $74,711

  • $64K10th
  • $76K25th
  • $98KMedian
  • $123K75th
  • $139K90th

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

1,520people in this job
+44%vs U.S. average
#7 of 12California metros
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents pay range in Los Angeles

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,390 a year or less, while the top 10% make $139,240 or more. The middle half of tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Los Angeles earn between $75,710 and $123,290.

  • $64K10th
  • $76K25th
  • $98KMedian
  • $123K75th
  • $139K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$101,210$8,434$48.66
Median$97,680$8,140$46.96
Entry level (25th percentile)$75,710$6,309$36.40
Experienced (75th percentile)$123,290$10,274$59.27

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

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents pay in Los Angeles vs. California and the U.S.

Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Los Angeles earn 24% more than the California average ($81,910) and 44% more than the U.S. average ($70,520). At the median the gap is +57% against the U.S. median of $62,370.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Los Angeles$101,210$97,680$64,390$139,2401,520
California$81,910$74,110$50,210$126,9408,610
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 Los Angeles

On the average salary of $101,210, a single filer in Los Angeles takes home about $74,711 a year, or $6,226 a month and $2,873 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

Prices in the Los Angeles area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 113.6), so the average $101,210 buys what about $89,120 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Los Angeles ($55,850). A typical home costs $968,608, or 9.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Los Angeles ranks 7th of 12 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($116,490).

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

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 Los Angeles: questions

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

$48.66 an hour on average, and $46.96 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,390 a year and the 25th percentile is $75,710, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $74,711 a year ($6,226 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $101,210. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

The average here is 44% more 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31080). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.1%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.67, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.67).

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