Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$56,535
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$16,365
22.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$56,960
Delaware costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Delaware — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$72,900
Kept after tax
$56,535
Worth in national money
$56,960
State rank
12
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Delaware's middle earner gets $72,900, putting the state 12 of 50 — about 16.88% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 445 occupations Delaware reports figures for, this is number 160.
- No great distortion either way. Delaware costs about what the country costs, so from $72,900, take-home of $56,535 is worth roughly $56,960 in national money. The average comes to $79,630, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents, Delaware sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $72,900, ranking 12 of 50 and running about 16.88% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- In Delaware's occupational distribution, tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents sits at 160 of 445 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Price parity in Delaware is near the national base, so for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents, whose median is $72,900, the adjusted figure of $56,960 differs little from $56,535 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $79,630 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $51,860 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $72,900 |
| Top tenth earn over | $119,970 |
| This salary | $72,900 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Delaware | $56,535 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $60,115 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,903 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $67,811 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,726 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Delaware earn less than $72,900. The published range is $51,860 up to $119,970, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Delaware's $56,535, worked from $72,900. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 160 of 445.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $56,960 uses one figure for the whole of Delaware. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 445 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 160.
- Reported values are medians; for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Delaware the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $51,860 to $119,970. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Delaware take-home of $56,535, on $72,900 for work ranking 160 of 445 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 160 of 445 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $56,960, worked from $72,900, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Delaware address, on work sitting at 160 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $79,630, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $51,860 at the bottom tenth to $119,970 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Delaware is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $56,960 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Delaware then takes its own share, leaving $56,535.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Delaware is $79,630. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($51,860) and the ninetieth ($119,970) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Delaware's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $56,960 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $56,535 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Delaware income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.