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

Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management lists 11 job classes for this work in the Wisconsin state pay plan: Revenue Agent 2–5, Revenue Auditor 1–6.

$45,136 – $157,893
state pay plan range, a year
11
classes in the state plan
$59,990
median pay in WI, all employers
500
workers in WI (SOC 13-2081)

Sources: Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management, Wisconsin Alphabetical Listing of Classifications and 2025-2027 Compensation Plan Pay Schedules; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Wisconsin state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective June 28, 2026. These are the ranges Wisconsin sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Revenue Agent
Class 01441
Grade 07-04
$21.70 – $49.82 a hour
$45,136 – $103,626 a year
Revenue Agent 2
Class 01442
Grade 07-04
$21.70 – $49.82 a hour
$45,136 – $103,626 a year
Revenue Auditor 1
Class 01541
Grade 07-04
$21.70 – $49.82 a hour
$45,136 – $103,626 a year
Revenue Agent 3
Class 01443
Grade 07-03
$28.24 – $64.93 a hour
$58,739 – $135,054 a year
Revenue Agent 4
Class 01444
Grade 07-03
$28.24 – $64.93 a hour
$58,739 – $135,054 a year
Revenue Agent 5
Class 01445
Grade 07-03
$28.24 – $64.93 a hour
$58,739 – $135,054 a year
Revenue Auditor 2
Class 01542
Grade 07-03
$28.24 – $64.93 a hour
$58,739 – $135,054 a year
Revenue Auditor 3
Class 01543
Grade 07-03
$28.24 – $64.93 a hour
$58,739 – $135,054 a year
Revenue Auditor 4
Class 01544
Grade 07-02
$33.04 – $75.91 a hour
$68,723 – $157,893 a year
Revenue Auditor 5
Class 01545
Grade 07-02
$33.04 – $75.91 a hour
$68,723 – $157,893 a year
Revenue Auditor 6
Class 01546
Grade 07-02
$33.04 – $75.91 a hour
$68,723 – $157,893 a year

Schedule: Pay Schedule 07: Fiscal & Staff Services. 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: Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management, Wisconsin Alphabetical Listing of Classifications and 2025-2027 Compensation Plan Pay Schedules. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Wisconsin, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureWI
Workers500
10th percentile$50,790
Median$59,990
90th percentile$105,020
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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