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IRS Revenue Agent / Tax Examiner in Delaware

Delaware Department of Human Resources, Classification and Compensation lists 4 job classes for this work in the Delaware state pay plan: Tax Auditor I–IV.

$42,493 – $98,467
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$72,900
median pay in DE, all employers
110
workers in DE (SOC 13-2081)

Sources: Delaware Department of Human Resources, Classification and Compensation, Delaware classification plan (class report) and FY2027 pay grade tables; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Delaware state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 12, 2026. These are the ranges Delaware sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Tax Auditor I
Class MABS01 · class description
Grade 11
$42,493 – $63,739 a year
Tax Auditor II
Class MABS02 · class description
Grade 13
$48,116 – $72,174 a year
Tax Auditor III
Class MABS03 · class description
Grade 16
$57,975 – $86,963 a year
Tax Auditor IV
Class MABS05 · class description
Grade 18
$65,645 – $98,467 a year

Schedule: 37.5 Hour Pay Table (FY 2027). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Delaware Department of Human Resources, Classification and Compensation, Delaware classification plan (class report) and FY2027 pay grade tables. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Delaware, all employers Sourced

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents (SOC 13-2081) in Delaware, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureDE
Workers110
10th percentile$51,860
Median$72,900
90th percentile$119,970
National median, government employers$62,370

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

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