Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$52,447
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$14,763
22.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$48,290
Hawaii costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Hawaii — 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
$67,210
Kept after tax
$52,447
Worth in national money
$48,290
State rank
18
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Hawaii pays this job around $67,210 at the midpoint, 18 of 50 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 437 occupations Hawaii reports figures for, this is number 191.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $67,210 the take-home is $52,447. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $48,290 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $80,270, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents the Hawaii median is $67,210, ranking 18 of 50 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Hawaii's occupational distribution, tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents sits at 191 of 437 — 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Hawaii income tax is $52,447 for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents, from $67,210. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $48,290. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $80,270 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,200 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $67,210 |
| Top tenth earn over | $134,950 |
| This salary | $67,210 |
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 Hawaii | $52,447 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $56,112 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,453 |
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 | $62,561 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$11,521 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Hawaii earn less than $67,210. The published range is $45,200 up to $134,950, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $52,447 take-home in Hawaii comes from $67,210. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 191 of 437.
- One number stands for prices across all of Hawaii, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $48,290, the adjusted value of that $67,210 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 191 of 437 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Hawaii the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $45,200 to $134,950. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $52,447, from $67,210, assumes a single Hawaii filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 191 of 437 locally, and the state ranks 18 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Hawaii, so $48,290 — the adjusted value of that $67,210 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 191 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $80,270 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $45,200 at the bottom tenth to $134,950 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $48,290 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Hawaii adds its own income tax on top — which is why $52,447 of this wage survives to your account.
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 Hawaii is $80,270. 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 ($45,200) and the ninetieth ($134,950) 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.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Hawaii's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $48,290 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $52,447 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Hawaii 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.