Job Numbers and Growth About 81,000 tax agents can be found working in the US. A very low unemployment level has been the case recently. Employees without jobs were about 2%. Area Job Conditions Finding employees is easiest in Fresno (California), Albany (New York), and Sacramento (California), and by comparison more challenging in Greenville (South Carolina), Albuquerque (New Mexico), and Bethesda (Maryland). The pay is best in Waterbury (Connecticut), Framingham (Massachusetts), and Bridgeport (Connecticut) and worst in Lynchburg (Virginia), Scranton (Pennsylvania), and Williamsport (Pennsylvania). Training and Education You'll generally want a bachelor's degree for this career path. Of current employees, 43% graduated from college with degrees. Some 34% of tax agents attened college but did not go on to get a bachelor's degree. A high school education was sufficient for 23% of workers. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career. Part-Time Work and Self-Employment Tax agents working part-time accounted for 4% of those employed in 2008.
Tax Agents by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings) In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation. Alabama | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Birmingham | $58,000 | 220 | +3% | | Dothan | $48,000 | 40 | +83% | | Huntsville | $55,000 | 60 | -28% | | Montgomery | $53,000 | 280 | +314% | | Tuscaloosa | $49,000 | 40 | +18% |
Arizona | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Phoenix | $54,000 | 540 | -30% |
Arkansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Fayetteville | $55,000 | 60 | -24% | | Jonesboro | $49,000 | 60 | +240% | | Little Rock | $46,000 | 510 | +269% |
California | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Chico | $54,000 | 30 | +17% | | Fresno | $43,000 | 1,540 | +1039% | | Oakland | $69,000 | 340 | -20% | | Oxnard | $69,000 | 90 | -25% | | Riverside | $65,000 | 340 | -36% | | Sacramento | $55,000 | 2,330 | +535% | | San Diego | $68,000 | 280 | -50% | | Santa Barbara | $73,000 | 50 | -25% | | Santa Rosa | $64,000 | 80 | +9% | | Vallejo | $75,000 | 30 | -37% |
Colorado | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Denver | $64,000 | 590 | +14% |
Connecticut | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bridgeport | $78,000 | 200 | +12% | | Hartford | $72,000 | 670 | +181% | | New Haven | $74,000 | 120 | +6% | | Norwich | $71,000 | 50 | +4% | | Waterbury | $80,000 | 50 | +98% |
Delaware | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Wilmington | $62,000 | 110 | -18% |
District of Columbia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Washington | $64,000 | 540 | -44% |
Florida | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Cape Coral | $50,000 | 140 | +67% | | Fort Lauderdale | $63,000 | 350 | +16% | | Gainesville | $41,000 | 70 | +58% | | Palm Bay | | 80 | +2% | | Port St Lucie | $44,000 | 70 | +42% | | Tampa | $49,000 | 530 | +5% |
Georgia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $43,000 | 40 | +79% | | Athens | $39,000 | 40 | +43% | | Atlanta | $44,000 | 2,190 | +122% | | Augusta | $41,000 | 70 | -15% | | Columbus | $48,000 | 50 | +19% | | Macon | $41,000 | 110 | +189% | | Savannah | $38,000 | 120 | +104% |
Idaho | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boise | $55,000 | 210 | +93% |
Illinois | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Chicago | $75,000 | 980 | -38% | | Peoria | $60,000 | 30 | -55% | | Rockford | $60,000 | 40 | -33% |
Indiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Indianapolis | $47,000 | 340 | -8% |
Kentucky | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lexington | $58,000 | 50 | -49% | | Louisville | $56,000 | 180 | -29% |
Louisiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Baton Rouge | $41,000 | 290 | +93% | | New Orleans | $66,000 | 150 | -28% | | Shreveport | $44,000 | 70 | +1% |
Maine | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bangor | $47,000 | 40 | +70% | | Portland | $51,000 | 90 | +11% |
Maryland | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bethesda | $67,000 | 70 | -70% |
Massachusetts | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Barnstable Town | $77,000 | 50 | +30% | | Boston | $66,000 | 1,160 | +62% | | Brockton | $73,000 | 40 | +19% | | Framingham | $78,000 | 50 | -22% | | Lowell | $47,000 | 230 | +390% | | Pittsfield | $55,000 | 30 | +164% | | Springfield | $63,000 | 150 | +23% | | Worcester | $64,000 | 120 | +20% |
Michigan | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Ann Arbor | $72,000 | 30 | -54% | | Detroit | $64,000 | 280 | -4% | | Flint | $62,000 | 50 | -7% | | Grand Rapids | $71,000 | 80 | -48% | | Warren | $71,000 | 200 | -58% |
Minnesota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Duluth | $51,000 | 120 | +142% | | Minneapolis | $59,000 | 900 | +21% |
Mississippi | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Gulfport | $45,000 | 70 | +67% | | Jackson | $40,000 | 300 | +193% |
Missouri | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Kansas City | $43,000 | 1,170 | +174% | | St Louis | $68,000 | 260 | -54% |
Nebraska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Omaha | $59,000 | 90 | -53% |
Nevada | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Las Vegas | $64,000 | 190 | -50% | | Reno | $59,000 | 50 | -40% |
New Hampshire | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Manchester | $74,000 | 40 | 0% | | Nashua | $58,000 | 40 | -26% | | Portsmouth | $69,000 | 40 | +95% |
New Jersey | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Atlantic City | $68,000 | 70 | +21% | | Camden | $64,000 | 220 | +1% | | Edison | $70,000 | 370 | -13% | | Newark | $74,000 | 530 | +27% | | Trenton | $61,000 | 270 | +214% |
New Mexico | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albuquerque | $59,000 | 60 | -62% |
New York | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $51,000 | 1,360 | +658% | | Binghamton | $56,000 | 40 | -2% | | Buffalo | $61,000 | 350 | +58% | | Kingston | $53,000 | 40 | +84% | | Nassau | $56,000 | 1,340 | +158% | | New York | $74,000 | 1,900 | -11% | | Poughkeepsie | $57,000 | 110 | +14% | | Rochester | $57,000 | 150 | -27% | | Syracuse | $55,000 | 140 | +11% | | Utica | $53,000 | 40 | -19% |
North Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Asheville | $47,000 | 80 | +13% | | Charlotte | $53,000 | 280 | -24% | | Durham | $51,000 | 90 | -18% | | Fayetteville | $51,000 | 60 | +27% | | Greensboro | $58,000 | 160 | +5% | | Greenville | $51,000 | 50 | +89% | | Hickory | $44,000 | 80 | +25% | | Raleigh | $49,000 | 240 | +14% | | Wilmington | $51,000 | 50 | -12% | | Winston Salem | $44,000 | 70 | -19% |
Ohio | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Akron | $58,000 | 100 | -27% | | Canton | $48,000 | 50 | -27% | | Cincinnati | $50,000 | 1,830 | +325% | | Cleveland | $67,000 | 310 | -30% | | Dayton | $56,000 | 120 | -25% | | Toledo | $61,000 | 100 | -21% | | Youngstown | $43,000 | 120 | +28% |
Oklahoma | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Oklahoma City | $53,000 | 340 | +46% | | Tulsa | $59,000 | 110 | -38% |
Oregon | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Portland | $61,000 | 250 | -42% |
Pennsylvania | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Allentown | $46,000 | 170 | +24% | | Altoona | $47,000 | 60 | +176% | | Erie | $36,000 | 120 | +146% | | Harrisburg | $42,000 | 680 | +429% | | Johnstown | | 50 | +144% | | Lancaster | $45,000 | 50 | -47% | | Philadelphia | $51,000 | 1,980 | +153% | | Pittsburgh | $43,000 | 870 | +84% | | Reading | $51,000 | 30 | -54% | | Scranton | $33,000 | 210 | +102% | | Williamsport | $33,000 | 50 | +174% | | York | $38,000 | 80 | +12% |
Rhode Island | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Providence | | 400 | +72% |
South Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Charleston | $51,000 | 60 | -49% | | Columbia | $50,000 | 90 | -37% | | Greenville | $71,000 | 50 | -60% |
South Dakota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Sioux Falls | $48,000 | 50 | -7% |
Tennessee | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Chattanooga | $59,000 | 50 | -47% | | Kingsport | $53,000 | 40 | -9% | | Knoxville | $50,000 | 80 | -41% | | Memphis | $45,000 | 860 | +236% | | Nashville | $56,000 | 360 | +14% |
Texas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Austin | $41,000 | 1,710 | +443% | | Brownsville | $37,000 | 70 | +46% | | Corpus Christi | $56,000 | 40 | -43% | | Dallas | $70,000 | 540 | -38% | | Houston | $69,000 | 690 | -36% | | Mcallen | $42,000 | 80 | -9% | | San Antonio | $57,000 | 300 | -14% |
Utah | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Salt Lake City | | 120 | -54% |
Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lynchburg | $36,000 | 40 | +4% | | Richmond | $54,000 | 540 | +119% | | Roanoke | $55,000 | 60 | -3% | | Virginia Beach | $46,000 | 340 | +9% |
Washington | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Seattle | $60,000 | 470 | -21% | | Tacoma | $56,000 | 120 | +10% |
West Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Charleston | $37,000 | 90 | +58% | | Huntington | $40,000 | 50 | +15% |
Wisconsin | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Milwaukee | $72,000 | 210 | -40% |
Salary and employment data obtained from the United States Department of Labor. Individual salaries depend on location, education and career background. Thanks to CityTownInfo.com for this tax agent schools and jobs info.
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