Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,896
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$12,214
20.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$53,482
Idaho costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Idaho — 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
$61,110
Kept after tax
$48,896
Worth in national money
$53,482
State rank
28
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $61,110, ranking 28 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 476 occupations Idaho reports figures for, this is number 193.
- Idaho is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $61,110 the take-home is $48,896; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $53,482 would nationally. The average comes to $66,380, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Idaho occupies the middle band for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents: a median of $61,110, ranking 28 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In Idaho's occupational distribution, tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents sits at 193 of 476 — 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.
- Post-tax income for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Idaho, on $61,110, is $48,896 — equivalent to $53,482 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $66,380 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 | $45,910 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $61,110 |
| Top tenth earn over | $93,780 |
| This salary | $61,110 |
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 Idaho | $48,896 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,282 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$710 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $58,141 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$858 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Idaho earn under $61,110 and half over. The published range runs $45,910 at the tenth percentile to $93,780 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Idaho's $48,896, worked from $61,110. 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 193 of 476.
- One number stands for prices across all of Idaho, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $53,482, the adjusted value of that $61,110 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 193 of 476 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $45,910 to $93,780; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Idaho take-home of $48,896, on $61,110 for work ranking 193 of 476 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 193 of 476 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $53,482 — the adjusted value of that $61,110 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 193 of 476 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 $66,380, 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 $45,910 at the bottom tenth to $93,780 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. Idaho is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $53,482 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; Idaho then takes its own share, leaving $48,896.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 Idaho is $66,380. 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 ($45,910) and the ninetieth ($93,780) 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?
Idaho'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 $53,482 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 $48,896 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Idaho 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.