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Tax Examining federal salary series 0592

Full-time federal employees in the Tax Examining series earned a median of $57,477 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 48% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $52,142 and $65,599.

Median pay
$57,477
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$52,142–$65,599
25th–75th percentile
Employees
10,506
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+4.4%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Tax Examining
All federal (full-time)

What shapes tax examining pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-7 (4,717 employees, median $58,871). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of the Treasury (10,506 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in New York ($67,394) and lowest in Tennessee ($52,957), a gap that partly reflects locality pay differences. Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

Tax Examining pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Tax Examining pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-4 257 $47,334 $41,341–$49,304
GS-5 1,860 $47,465 $44,809–$51,061
GS-6 2,259 $50,764 $49,226–$54,466
GS-7 4,717 $58,871 $55,506–$64,771
GS-8 761 $70,244 $65,194–$73,838
GS-9 72 $74,674 $70,721–$80,243

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Tax Examining pay by agency

Tax Examining pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of the Treasury 10,506 $57,477 $52,142–$65,599

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Tax Examining pay by state

The 10 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Tax Examining pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Utah 2,464 $53,824 $49,950–$60,553
Texas 1,803 $57,066 $51,653–$64,967
Missouri 1,326 $54,702 $50,764–$61,541
California 1,154 $58,602 $55,786–$65,523
Pennsylvania 907 $59,310 $55,602–$69,947
Tennessee 740 $52,957 $47,525–$59,319
New York 542 $67,394 $61,447–$77,306
Kentucky 494 $59,568 $54,948–$66,576
Georgia 448 $58,698 $55,140–$69,371
Massachusetts 389 $66,676 $60,960–$74,297

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

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Change since September 2025

The median moved +4.4% from $55,052 in September 2025 to $57,477 in September 2026. Headcount went from 14,215 to 10,506 (−26.1%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.

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