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IRS Revenue Agent / Tax Examiner in Washington

Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources lists 8 job classes for this work in the Washington state pay plan: Revenue Agent 1–4, Revenue Auditor 1–4.

$49,296 – $110,952
state pay plan range, a year
8
classes in the state plan
$72,850
median pay in WA, all employers
770
workers in WA (SOC 13-2081)

Sources: Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources, Washington Classified Job Listing and OFM Salary Schedules (effective July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Washington state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Washington sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Revenue Agent 1
Class 174E · class description
Grade 45
$49,296 – $66,072 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $49,296 a year
  • Step B: $50,412 a year
  • Step C: $51,600 a year
  • Step D: $52,872 a year
  • Step E: $54,204 a year
  • Step F: $55,596 a year
  • Step G: $56,952 a year
  • Step H: $58,392 a year
  • Step I: $59,760 a year
  • Step J: $61,332 a year
  • Step K: $62,880 a year
  • Step L: $64,512 a year
  • Step M: $66,072 a year
Revenue Auditor 1
Class 155A · class description
Grade 48
$52,872 – $71,136 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $52,872 a year
  • Step B: $54,204 a year
  • Step C: $55,596 a year
  • Step D: $56,952 a year
  • Step E: $58,392 a year
  • Step F: $59,760 a year
  • Step G: $61,332 a year
  • Step H: $62,880 a year
  • Step I: $64,512 a year
  • Step J: $66,072 a year
  • Step K: $67,704 a year
  • Step L: $69,348 a year
  • Step M: $71,136 a year
Revenue Agent 2
Class 174F · class description
Grade 50
$55,596 – $74,748 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $55,596 a year
  • Step B: $56,952 a year
  • Step C: $58,392 a year
  • Step D: $59,760 a year
  • Step E: $61,332 a year
  • Step F: $62,880 a year
  • Step G: $64,512 a year
  • Step H: $66,072 a year
  • Step I: $67,704 a year
  • Step J: $69,348 a year
  • Step K: $71,136 a year
  • Step L: $72,900 a year
  • Step M: $74,748 a year
Revenue Auditor 2
Class 155B · class description
Grade 53
$59,760 – $80,496 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $59,760 a year
  • Step B: $61,332 a year
  • Step C: $62,880 a year
  • Step D: $64,512 a year
  • Step E: $66,072 a year
  • Step F: $67,704 a year
  • Step G: $69,348 a year
  • Step H: $71,136 a year
  • Step I: $72,900 a year
  • Step J: $74,748 a year
  • Step K: $76,608 a year
  • Step L: $78,504 a year
  • Step M: $80,496 a year
Revenue Agent 3
Class 174G · class description
Grade 54
$61,332 – $82,440 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $61,332 a year
  • Step B: $62,880 a year
  • Step C: $64,512 a year
  • Step D: $66,072 a year
  • Step E: $67,704 a year
  • Step F: $69,348 a year
  • Step G: $71,136 a year
  • Step H: $72,900 a year
  • Step I: $74,748 a year
  • Step J: $76,608 a year
  • Step K: $78,504 a year
  • Step L: $80,496 a year
  • Step M: $82,440 a year
Revenue Agent 4
Class 174H · class description
Grade 56
$64,512 – $86,688 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $64,512 a year
  • Step B: $66,072 a year
  • Step C: $67,704 a year
  • Step D: $69,348 a year
  • Step E: $71,136 a year
  • Step F: $72,900 a year
  • Step G: $74,748 a year
  • Step H: $76,608 a year
  • Step I: $78,504 a year
  • Step J: $80,496 a year
  • Step K: $82,440 a year
  • Step L: $84,528 a year
  • Step M: $86,688 a year
Revenue Auditor 3
Class 155C · class description
Grade 57
$66,072 – $88,788 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $66,072 a year
  • Step B: $67,704 a year
  • Step C: $69,348 a year
  • Step D: $71,136 a year
  • Step E: $72,900 a year
  • Step F: $74,748 a year
  • Step G: $76,608 a year
  • Step H: $78,504 a year
  • Step I: $80,496 a year
  • Step J: $82,440 a year
  • Step K: $84,528 a year
  • Step L: $86,688 a year
  • Step M: $88,788 a year
Revenue Auditor 4
Class 155D · class description
Grade 66
$82,440 – $110,952 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $82,440 a year
  • Step B: $84,528 a year
  • Step C: $86,688 a year
  • Step D: $88,788 a year
  • Step E: $91,104 a year
  • Step F: $93,288 a year
  • Step G: $95,676 a year
  • Step H: $98,064 a year
  • Step I: $100,488 a year
  • Step J: $102,996 a year
  • Step K: $105,612 a year
  • Step L: $108,228 a year
  • Step M: $110,952 a year

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

Source: Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources, Washington Classified Job Listing and OFM Salary Schedules (effective July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Washington, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureWA
Workers770
10th percentile$56,140
Median$72,850
90th percentile$122,390
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 IRS Revenue Agent / Tax Examiner page.

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