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Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents Salary in MD

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents in MD have a median annual salary of $66,900, with 560 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $44,690 at the 10th percentile to $124,590 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$66,900

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$32.16

Employment

560

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$44,690
10th
$55,780
25th
$66,900
Median
$90,230
75th
$124,590
90th

Local compared with national

MD

$66,900

Median annual · 2025

United States

$62,370

Median annual · 2025

The MD median is 7.3% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $4,530).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.9
  5. 5.WritingImportance 3.3
  6. 6.MathematicsImportance 3.3
  7. 7.Active LearningImportance 3.3
  8. 8.MonitoringImportance 3.3
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.1
  10. 10.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0
  11. 11.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  12. 12.NegotiationImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Microsoft Excel
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Alteryx software
  • Automated tax system software
  • Document management system software
  • Email software
  • Fund accounting software
  • Image processing systems
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Intuit TurboTax
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Common 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.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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