How much do Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents make in New Orleans-Metairie, LA?

Percentile spread

For Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, the published 10th percentile is $40,330 and the 90th percentile is $108,890. The difference is $68,560, which is 105.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $48,860 to the 75th at $97,470, covers $48,610.

The mean annual wage is $73,620, which sits above the median of $64,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is 4.1% higher than the national median of $62,370 for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,132, which is 12.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 30% higher than the Louisiana median of $49,940.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 92.597, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents at $70,132 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents. New Orleans-Metairie, LA ranks 2nd of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 90 miles away, with a median of $39,500 and employment of 80. That median is 39.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,886, against $70,132 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $45,000 and employment of 310. That median is 30.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,570, against $70,132 here.
• Mobile, AL is 127 miles away, with a median of $73,920 and employment of 80. That median is 13.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,907, against $70,132 here.

Employment share

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in New Orleans-Metairie, LA (170 of 445,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (56,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.