BLS metro-level wage data places Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA at a median of $56,350 per year ($27.09/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $62,370, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell pays 10% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 1,700 tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agentss are employed across the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA in SOC 13-2081.

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell pay distribution spans from $42,640 at the 10th percentile to $96,820 at the 90th — a 2.3× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $47,530 and the 75th at $71,070, so half of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell-based tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agentss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide GA data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.