SOC 13-2081 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents Salary in Denver, CO

The average salary for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Denver, Colorado is $78,050 a year ($37.52 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $69,750: half of the 510 people in this job in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% more than the U.S. average for this job ($70,520).

$78,050average per year

$37.52 / hourMedian $69,750Take-home ≈ $61,012

  • $52K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $70KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $121K90th

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

510people in this job
+11%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Colorado metros
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents pay range in Denver

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,050 a year or less, while the top 10% make $121,410 or more. The middle half of tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Denver earn between $55,700 and $93,460.

  • $52K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $70KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $121K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$78,050$6,504$37.52
Median$69,750$5,812$33.53
Entry level (25th percentile)$55,700$4,642$26.78
Experienced (75th percentile)$93,460$7,788$44.93

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

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents pay in Denver vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Denver earn about the same as the Colorado average ($77,940) and 11% more than the U.S. average ($70,520). At the median the gap is +12% against the U.S. median of $62,370.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Denver$78,050$69,750$52,050$121,410510
Colorado$77,940$69,740$52,050$118,720620
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 Denver

On the average salary of $78,050, a single filer in Denver takes home about $61,012 a year, or $5,084 a month and $2,347 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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

Prices in the Denver area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.8), so the average $78,050 buys what about $73,784 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Denver ($62,320). A typical home costs $573,221, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Denver ranks 1st of 2 Colorado metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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 Denver: questions

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

$37.52 an hour on average, and $33.53 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,050 a year and the 25th percentile is $55,700, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $61,012 a year ($5,084 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $78,050. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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

The average here is 11% 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (19740). 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 (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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