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

How much do Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is $79,100. The 10th percentile is $56,160 and the 90th percentile is $128,580. Employment is 370.

Median annual wage

$79,100

10th percentile
$56,160
25th percentile
$62,660
Median
$79,100
75th percentile
$104,210
90th percentile
$128,580
Mean
$86,580

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 $56,160 and the 90th percentile is $128,580. The difference is $72,420, which is 91.6% 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 $62,660 to the 75th at $104,210, covers $41,550.

The mean annual wage is $86,580, which sits above the median of $79,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median is 26.8% higher than the national median of $62,370 for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,696, which is 13.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.7% higher than the California median of $74,110.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111.887, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents at $70,696 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ranks 5th of 5 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).).

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $97,680 and employment of 1,520. That median is 23.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,012, against $70,696 here.
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $91,940 and employment of 360. That median is 16.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,376, against $70,696 here.
  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 164 miles away, with a median of $97,680 and employment of 50. That median is 23.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,371, against $70,696 here.

Employment share

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA (370 of 1,538,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (56,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.66 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is $79,100. The 10th percentile is $56,160 and the 90th percentile is $128,580. Employment is 370.

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

The local median is 26.8% higher than the national median of $62,370.

What is Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents pay in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111.887, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $79,100 is $70,696. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA compare with nearby metros for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents?

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 110 miles away, at $97,680. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ranks 5th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.