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

Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources lists 7 job classes for this work in the Maine state pay plan: Tax Examiner I–III, Revenue Agent, Senior Revenue Agent, +2 more.

$41,350 – $84,718
state pay plan range, a year
7
classes in the state plan
$63,290
median pay in ME, all employers
350
workers in ME (SOC 13-2081)

Sources: Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources, Maine State Government — Job Classification Specifications and Salary Schedules (BHR Salary Schedule Center); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Maine state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective August 30, 2026. These are the ranges Maine sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Tax Examiner I
Class 0511 · class description
Grade 18 · Salary Specification 04 — Professional/Technical
$41,350 – $57,554 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $41,350 a year
  • Step 2: $43,118 a year
  • Step 3: $45,053 a year
  • Step 4: $46,925 a year
  • Step 5: $49,192 a year
  • Step 6: $51,106 a year
  • Step 7: $53,165 a year
  • Step 8: $55,349 a year
  • Step 9: $57,554 a year
Revenue Agent
Class 0504 · class description
Grade 20 · Salary Specification 04 — Professional/Technical
$44,949 – $62,774 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $44,949 a year
  • Step 2: $46,821 a year
  • Step 3: $49,192 a year
  • Step 4: $51,106 a year
  • Step 5: $53,706 a year
  • Step 6: $55,869 a year
  • Step 7: $58,032 a year
  • Step 8: $60,362 a year
  • Step 9: $62,774 a year
Tax Examiner II
Class 0509 · class description
Grade 20 · Salary Specification 04 — Professional/Technical
$44,949 – $62,774 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $44,949 a year
  • Step 2: $46,821 a year
  • Step 3: $49,192 a year
  • Step 4: $51,106 a year
  • Step 5: $53,706 a year
  • Step 6: $55,869 a year
  • Step 7: $58,032 a year
  • Step 8: $60,362 a year
  • Step 9: $62,774 a year
Tax Examiner III
Class 0508 · class description
Grade 22 · Salary Specification 04 — Professional/Technical
$49,296 – $68,786 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $49,296 a year
  • Step 2: $51,168 a year
  • Step 3: $53,747 a year
  • Step 4: $56,160 a year
  • Step 5: $58,843 a year
  • Step 6: $61,214 a year
  • Step 7: $63,606 a year
  • Step 8: $66,144 a year
  • Step 9: $68,786 a year
Senior Revenue Agent
Class 0505 · class description
Grade 23 · Salary Specification 04 — Professional/Technical
$51,501 – $72,259 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $51,501 a year
  • Step 2: $53,810 a year
  • Step 3: $56,430 a year
  • Step 4: $59,010 a year
  • Step 5: $61,734 a year
  • Step 6: $64,189 a year
  • Step 7: $66,768 a year
  • Step 8: $69,472 a year
  • Step 9: $72,259 a year
Senior Tax Examiner
Class 0510 · class description
Grade 23 · Salary Specification 09 — Supervisory
$54,267 – $76,523 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $54,267 a year
  • Step 2: $56,826 a year
  • Step 3: $59,738 a year
  • Step 4: $62,504 a year
  • Step 5: $65,395 a year
  • Step 6: $68,058 a year
  • Step 7: $70,803 a year
  • Step 8: $73,590 a year
  • Step 9: $76,523 a year
Principal Revenue Agent
Class 0672 · class description
Grade 25 · Salary Specification 09 — Supervisory
$59,987 – $84,718 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $59,987 a year
  • Step 2: $62,962 a year
  • Step 3: $66,144 a year
  • Step 4: $69,202 a year
  • Step 5: $72,426 a year
  • Step 6: $75,358 a year
  • Step 7: $78,333 a year
  • Step 8: $81,474 a year
  • Step 9: $84,718 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: Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources, Maine State Government — Job Classification Specifications and Salary Schedules (BHR Salary Schedule Center). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Maine, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureME
Workers350
10th percentile$49,630
Median$63,290
90th percentile$113,760
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

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