SOC 13-2081 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents in Pittsburgh, PA is $55,950. The 10th percentile is $39,290 and the 90th percentile is $108,950. Employment is 380.

Median annual wage

$55,950

10th percentile
$39,290
25th percentile
$49,140
Median
$55,950
75th percentile
$76,440
90th percentile
$108,950
Mean
$65,110

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, the published 10th percentile is $39,290 and the 90th percentile is $108,950. The difference is $69,660, which is 124.5% 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 $49,140 to the 75th at $76,440, covers $27,300.

The mean annual wage is $65,110, which sits above the median of $55,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 10.3% lower than the national median of $62,370 for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,099, which is 5.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $56,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $55,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents at $59,099 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 9th of 13 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).).

  • State College, PA is 110 miles away, with a median of $59,190 and employment of 50. That median is 5.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,171, against $59,099 here.
  • Erie, PA is 114 miles away, with a median of $59,720 and employment of 30. That median is 6.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,662, against $59,099 here.
  • Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $92,520 and employment of 110. That median is 65.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,506, against $59,099 here.

Employment share

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (380 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (56,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.94 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents in Pittsburgh, PA is $55,950. The 10th percentile is $39,290 and the 90th percentile is $108,950. Employment is 380.

How does that compare with the national median for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents?

The local median is 10.3% lower than the national median of $62,370.

What is Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents pay in Pittsburgh, PA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $55,950 is $59,099. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Pittsburgh, PA compare with nearby metros for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents?

State College, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 110 miles away, at $59,190. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 9th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.