Revenue Agent / Tax Examiner (IRS and state) in Vermont: Pay Plan

$49,400 – $116,314

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$59,010

median pay in VT, all employers

140

workers in VT (SOC 13-2081)

Sources: Vermont Department of Human Resources, Vermont Job Specifications and FY 2027 Classified, Corrections and State Police Pay Plans (Appendix II, July 12, 2026 – January 9, 2027); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Vermont state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and grade	Published rate
Tax Compliance Officer I Class 436500 · class description Grade 20	$23.75 – $36.88 a hour $49,400 – $76,710 a year 15 steps Step 1: $23.75 a hour Step 2: $24.79 a hour Step 3: $25.72 a hour Step 4: $26.54 a hour Step 5: $27.48 a hour Step 6: $28.35 a hour Step 7: $29.27 a hour Step 8: $30.25 a hour Step 9: $31.24 a hour Step 10: $32.09 a hour Step 11: $32.99 a hour Step 12: $33.90 a hour Step 13: $34.89 a hour Step 14: $35.92 a hour Step 15: $36.88 a hour
Tax Compliance Officer II Class 436100 · class description Grade 21	$25.08 – $39.04 a hour $52,166 – $81,203 a year 15 steps Step 1: $25.08 a hour Step 2: $26.24 a hour Step 3: $27.18 a hour Step 4: $28.06 a hour Step 5: $29.00 a hour Step 6: $29.95 a hour Step 7: $30.91 a hour Step 8: $31.95 a hour Step 9: $32.99 a hour Step 10: $33.90 a hour Step 11: $34.89 a hour Step 12: $35.92 a hour Step 13: $36.88 a hour Step 14: $38.00 a hour Step 15: $39.04 a hour
Tax Auditor I Class 037770 · class description Grade 22	$26.50 – $41.37 a hour $55,120 – $86,050 a year 15 steps Step 1: $26.50 a hour Step 2: $27.74 a hour Step 3: $28.74 a hour Step 4: $29.70 a hour Step 5: $30.67 a hour Step 6: $31.71 a hour Step 7: $32.75 a hour Step 8: $33.84 a hour Step 9: $34.91 a hour Step 10: $35.93 a hour Step 11: $36.91 a hour Step 12: $38.02 a hour Step 13: $39.08 a hour Step 14: $40.19 a hour Step 15: $41.37 a hour
Tax Compliance Officer III Class 036300 · class description Grade 22	$26.50 – $41.37 a hour $55,120 – $86,050 a year 15 steps Step 1: $26.50 a hour Step 2: $27.74 a hour Step 3: $28.74 a hour Step 4: $29.70 a hour Step 5: $30.67 a hour Step 6: $31.71 a hour Step 7: $32.75 a hour Step 8: $33.84 a hour Step 9: $34.91 a hour Step 10: $35.93 a hour Step 11: $36.91 a hour Step 12: $38.02 a hour Step 13: $39.08 a hour Step 14: $40.19 a hour Step 15: $41.37 a hour
Tax Auditor II Class 028700 · class description Grade 23	$28.05 – $43.80 a hour $58,344 – $91,104 a year 15 steps Step 1: $28.05 a hour Step 2: $29.37 a hour Step 3: $30.51 a hour Step 4: $31.45 a hour Step 5: $32.51 a hour Step 6: $33.55 a hour Step 7: $34.67 a hour Step 8: $35.88 a hour Step 9: $37.00 a hour Step 10: $38.09 a hour Step 11: $39.15 a hour Step 12: $40.24 a hour Step 13: $41.43 a hour Step 14: $42.61 a hour Step 15: $43.80 a hour
Tax Compliance Officer IV Class 036400 · class description Grade 23	$28.05 – $43.80 a hour $58,344 – $91,104 a year 15 steps Step 1: $28.05 a hour Step 2: $29.37 a hour Step 3: $30.51 a hour Step 4: $31.45 a hour Step 5: $32.51 a hour Step 6: $33.55 a hour Step 7: $34.67 a hour Step 8: $35.88 a hour Step 9: $37.00 a hour Step 10: $38.09 a hour Step 11: $39.15 a hour Step 12: $40.24 a hour Step 13: $41.43 a hour Step 14: $42.61 a hour Step 15: $43.80 a hour
Tax Auditor III Class 037200 · class description Grade 25	$31.54 – $49.45 a hour $65,603 – $102,856 a year 15 steps Step 1: $31.54 a hour Step 2: $33.05 a hour Step 3: $34.30 a hour Step 4: $35.39 a hour Step 5: $36.61 a hour Step 6: $37.77 a hour Step 7: $39.04 a hour Step 8: $40.41 a hour Step 9: $41.71 a hour Step 10: $42.88 a hour Step 11: $44.15 a hour Step 12: $45.33 a hour Step 13: $46.63 a hour Step 14: $48.01 a hour Step 15: $49.45 a hour
Tax Auditor IV Class 028500 · class description Grade 26	$33.53 – $52.55 a hour $69,742 – $109,304 a year 15 steps Step 1: $33.53 a hour Step 2: $35.08 a hour Step 3: $36.44 a hour Step 4: $37.62 a hour Step 5: $38.89 a hour Step 6: $40.17 a hour Step 7: $41.49 a hour Step 8: $42.88 a hour Step 9: $44.32 a hour Step 10: $45.58 a hour Step 11: $46.94 a hour Step 12: $48.24 a hour Step 13: $49.60 a hour Step 14: $51.05 a hour Step 15: $52.55 a hour
Senior Tax Specialist Class 039350 · class description Grade 27	$35.66 – $55.92 a hour $74,173 – $116,314 a year 15 steps Step 1: $35.66 a hour Step 2: $37.32 a hour Step 3: $38.80 a hour Step 4: $40.05 a hour Step 5: $41.40 a hour Step 6: $42.73 a hour Step 7: $44.20 a hour Step 8: $45.67 a hour Step 9: $47.14 a hour Step 10: $48.52 a hour Step 11: $49.91 a hour Step 12: $51.34 a hour Step 13: $52.80 a hour Step 14: $54.35 a hour Step 15: $55.92 a hour
Tax Auditor V Class 028550 · class description Grade 27	$35.66 – $55.92 a hour $74,173 – $116,314 a year 15 steps Step 1: $35.66 a hour Step 2: $37.32 a hour Step 3: $38.80 a hour Step 4: $40.05 a hour Step 5: $41.40 a hour Step 6: $42.73 a hour Step 7: $44.20 a hour Step 8: $45.67 a hour Step 9: $47.14 a hour Step 10: $48.52 a hour Step 11: $49.91 a hour Step 12: $51.34 a hour Step 13: $52.80 a hour Step 14: $54.35 a hour Step 15: $55.92 a hour

Schedule: Classified Pay Plan (CLS), Appendix II (July 12, 2026 – January 9, 2027). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Vermont Department of Human Resources, Vermont Job Specifications and FY 2027 Classified, Corrections and State Police Pay Plans (Appendix II, July 12, 2026 – January 9, 2027). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Vermont, all employers Sourced

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

Measure	VT
Workers	140
10th percentile	$44,350
Median	$59,010
90th percentile	$92,890
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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