Job title · Kentucky

Revenue Agent / Tax Examiner (IRS and state) in Kentucky

Kentucky Personnel Cabinet lists 4 job classes for this work in the Kentucky state pay plan: Revenue Auditor I–IV.

$36,426 – $51,715
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$57,240
median pay in KY, all employers
1,290
workers in KY (SOC 13-2081)

Sources: Kentucky Personnel Cabinet, Kentucky Classified and Unclassified 37.5 and 40-Hour Salary Schedule (effective September 16, 2026) and Job Class Specifications; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Kentucky state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective September 16, 2026. These are the ranges Kentucky sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Revenue Auditor I
Class 20001807 · class description
Grade 12 · Salary Schedule, 37.5-Hour Work Week
$3,035.50 a month
$36,426 a year
Grade 12 · Salary Schedule, 40-Hour Work Week
$3,237.88 a month
$38,855 a year
Revenue Auditor II
Class 20001808 · class description
Grade 13 · Salary Schedule, 37.5-Hour Work Week
$3,339.22 a month
$40,071 a year
Grade 13 · Salary Schedule, 40-Hour Work Week
$3,561.84 a month
$42,742 a year
Revenue Auditor III
Class 20001809 · class description
Grade 14 · Salary Schedule, 37.5-Hour Work Week
$3,672.84 a month
$44,074 a year
Grade 14 · Salary Schedule, 40-Hour Work Week
$3,917.68 a month
$47,012 a year
Revenue Auditor IV
Class 21004283 · class description
Grade 15 · Salary Schedule, 37.5-Hour Work Week
$4,040.24 a month
$48,483 a year
Grade 15 · Salary Schedule, 40-Hour Work Week
$4,309.60 a month
$51,715 a year

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Kentucky Personnel Cabinet, Kentucky Classified and Unclassified 37.5 and 40-Hour Salary Schedule (effective September 16, 2026) and Job Class Specifications. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Kentucky, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureKY
Workers1,290
10th percentile$42,000
Median$57,240
90th percentile$74,920
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.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Revenue Agent / Tax Examiner (IRS and state) page.

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