What are the main factors that influence a Tax Administrator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Tax Administrator's salary?

A Tax Administrator's salary grows with experience: a Tax Manager (5+ years)earns $127,047, a Tax Senior Manager (5+ years)earns $152,167, a Tax Administrator (5+ years)earns $186,422, a VP of Tax (5+ years)earns $225,891, an SVP of Tax (5+ years)earns $273,000,

What are the highest paying states for a Tax Administrator?

Tax Administrator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Tax Administrator roles are District of Columbia $207,441, California $206,654, Massachusetts $203,900. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Tax Administrator roles make?

Salaries for Tax Administrator level roles vary by specialization: SVP of Tax: $269,337; VP of Tax: $222,860; Payroll Administrator IV: $102,740; Senior Expatriate Administrator: $100,890; Intermediate Expatriate Administrator: $87,190.

How do different companies affect a Tax Administrator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Tax Administrator roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Tax Administrator Salary in the United States

How much does a Tax Administrator make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Tax Administrator in the United States is $187,356 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $90.

However, a Tax Administrator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $211,621
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $173,888 to $200,057
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $161,626

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Tax Administrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$200,057	$16,671	$3,847	$96
Average	$187,356	$15,613	$3,603	$90
25th Percentile	$173,888	$14,491	$3,344	$84

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Key Factors That Influence Tax Administrator Salaries

A Tax Administrator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Tax Administrator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Tax Administrator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $127,047
Early Career (1-2 years): $152,167
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $186,422
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $225,891
Expert (over 8 years): $273,000

Levels	Salary
Tax Manag... Level Tax Administrator	$127,047
Tax Senio... Level Tax Administrator	$152,167
Tax Admin... Level Tax Administrator	$186,422
VP of Tax... Level Tax Administrator	$225,891
SVP of Ta... Level Tax Administrator	$273,000

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How Do Tax Administrator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Tax Administrators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $207,441.
California: $206,654.
Massachusetts: $203,900.

District of Columbia $207,441 California $206,654 Massachusetts $203,900 Washington $203,150 New Jersey $203,075 Alaska $202,813 Connecticut $200,227 New York $199,178

Hawaii $195,824 Rhode Island $194,251 Maryland $193,183 Minnesota $191,721 Colorado $191,159 Illinois $190,972 Oregon $190,260 Delaware $189,735

New Hampshire $189,406 Virginia $188,667 Pennsylvania $186,513 Nevada $185,426 North Dakota $185,070 Michigan $184,508 Wisconsin $184,302 Vermont $183,890

Texas $182,747 Maine $182,672 Arizona $182,560 Ohio $182,429 Georgia $180,705 Indiana $179,843 Wyoming $179,674 Utah $179,412

Iowa $179,300 Kansas $178,400 Louisiana $178,138 North Carolina $178,044 Missouri $178,007 Florida $177,276 Montana $176,883 Nebraska $176,508

Kentucky $176,302 South Carolina $175,553 Tennessee $175,084 Idaho $174,897 New Mexico $173,529 Oklahoma $173,229 Alabama $172,124 South Dakota $170,269

Arkansas $169,257 West Virginia $168,714 Mississippi $167,084

Top Paying Cities for Tax Administrators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $236,312
San Francisco: $233,725
Oakland: $228,799

San Jose, CA $236,312

San Francisco, CA $233,725

Oakland, CA $228,799

New York, NY $215,720

Paramus, NJ $213,097

Queens Village, NY $213,087

Passaic, NJ $212,909

Bergenfield, NJ $212,893

Stamford, CT $212,480

Huntington, NY $212,404

Newark, NJ $211,019

Bridgeport, CT $210,624

Vallejo, CA $210,251

New Brunswick, NJ $210,176

Petaluma, CA $210,064

Middlesex, NJ $209,708

Somerset, NJ $209,576

Santa Cruz, CA $209,333

Boston, MA $208,190

Monterey, CA $207,532

Seattle, WA $207,103

Santa Rosa, CA $207,066

Los Angeles, CA $207,010

Juneau, AK $206,523

Washington, DC $206,316

Orange, CA $205,649

Santa Ana, CA $205,155

Long Beach, CA $204,967

Anaheim, CA $204,930

Anchorage, AK $204,836

Santa Maria, CA $204,274

Everett, WA $204,237

Danbury, CT $203,577

Bremerton, WA $203,319

Tacoma, WA $202,644

New Suffolk, NY $202,641

Sacramento, CA $202,588

Santa Barbara, CA $202,382

Trenton, NJ $202,176

San Diego, CA $202,176

Brockton, MA $201,970

Fairbanks, AK $201,511

Lompoc, CA $201,033

Lowell, MA $200,881

Ventura, CA $200,846

Nashua, NH $200,808

Stockton, CA $200,789

Modesto, CA $199,422

Poughkeepsie, NY $199,010

Olympia, WA $198,654

Kennewick, WA $198,654

New Haven, CT $198,579

Lawrence, MA $197,904

Hartford, CT $197,717

Riverside, CA $197,679

New Bedford, MA $197,492

Richland, WA $197,492

Bakersfield, CA $197,230

San Bernardino, CA $197,155

New Britain, CT $197,136

Atlantic City, NJ $197,136

New London, CT $197,061

Norwich, CT $197,005

Portsmouth, NH $196,967

Boulder, CO $196,570

Portland, OR $196,312

Worcester, MA $196,293

Minneapolis, MN $195,712

Philadelphia, PA $195,450

Honolulu, HI $194,832

Saint Paul, MN $194,742

Vineland, NJ $194,700

Providence, RI $194,157

Chicago, IL $193,614

Bellingham, WA $193,389

Springfield, MA $193,239

Baltimore, MD $193,183

Chico, CA $192,714

Pittsfield, MA $192,209

Manchester, NH $191,853

Spokane, WA $191,028

Denver, CO $191,009

Albany, NY $190,129

Troy, NY $190,054

Nassau, NY $189,853

Schenectady, NY $189,660

Wilmington, DE $189,511

Burlington, VT $189,248

Salem, OR $189,173

Portland, ME $188,593

Yakima, WA $188,405

Rochester, MN $187,824

Reno, NV $187,731

Fresno, CA $187,731

Milwaukee, WI $187,562

Detroit, MI $187,375

Ann Arbor, MI $187,343

Allentown, PA $187,319

Colorado Springs, CO $187,000

Syracuse, NY $186,906

Carson City, NV $186,906

Houston, TX $186,644

Eugene, OR $186,550

Gary, IN $186,326

Springfield, OR $186,176

Bismarck, ND $186,138

Galveston, TX $186,007

Medford, OR $185,726

Fort Collins, CO $185,651

Concord, NH $185,557

Austin, TX $185,501

Mesa, AZ $185,108

Reading, PA $185,089

Phoenix, AZ $185,070

Dallas, TX $185,014

Saint Cloud, MN $184,834

Madison, WI $184,583

Utica, NY $184,077

Rochester, NY $183,778

Des Moines, IA $183,759

Raleigh, NC $183,740

Atlanta, GA $183,459

Battle Creek, MI $183,403

Salt Lake City, UT $183,347

Lancaster, PA $183,066

Harrisburg, PA $182,803

Kansas City, MO $182,616

Champaign, IL $182,578

Kansas City, KS $182,578

Fort Worth, TX $182,560

Columbus, OH $182,528

Boca Raton, FL $182,485

Pittsburgh, PA $182,410

Richmond, VA $182,335

Indianapolis, IN $182,297

Cleveland, OH $182,279

Las Vegas, NV $182,054

Cincinnati, OH $182,054

Petersburg, VA $181,773

Huntsville, AL $181,492

Lansing, MI $181,366

Lebanon, PA $181,342

Pueblo, CO $181,323

Appleton, WI $181,267

Buffalo, NY $181,192

Dayton, OH $181,136

Racine, WI $181,098

Charlotte, NC $181,080

Saint Louis, MO $181,023

York, PA $180,911

Elkhart, IN $180,911

Gastonia, NC $180,875

Billings, MT $180,830

Beaumont, TX $180,780

Lorain, OH $180,742

Benton Harbor, MI $180,705

Toledo, OH $180,667

Binghamton, NY $180,574

Rock Hill, SC $180,555

Rockford, IL $180,461

Springfield, IL $180,386

Elyria, OH $180,368

Fargo, ND $180,368

Flagstaff, AZ $180,236

Fort Lauderdale, FL $180,124

Duluth, MN $180,012

Miami, FL $180,012

Cheyenne, WY $179,880

Grand Forks, ND $179,880

Bangor, ME $179,468

Cedar Rapids, IA $179,262

Durham, NC $179,184

Louisville, KY $179,169

Grand Rapids, MI $179,131

Hialeah, FL $179,112

Casper, WY $178,850

Scranton, PA $178,625

New Orleans, LA $178,569

Virginia Beach, VA $178,550

Akron, OH $178,457

Peoria, IL $178,213

Sarasota, FL $178,176

Nashville, TN $178,044

Omaha, NE $178,044

Green Bay, WI $178,044

Baton Rouge, LA $177,951

Charleston, SC $177,913

Jamestown, NY $177,820

Davenport, IA $177,820

Tucson, AZ $177,726

Saint Petersburg, FL $177,613

Tampa, FL $177,576

Evansville, IN $177,464

Port Arthur, TX $177,464

Bradenton, FL $177,389

Santa Fe, NM $177,051

Orlando, FL $176,714

Clearwater, FL $176,658

Canton, OH $176,265

La Crosse, WI $176,265

Albuquerque, NM $176,152

Newport News, VA $176,133

High Point, NC $176,077

Ogden, UT $176,002

Corpus Christi, TX $175,852

Norfolk, VA $175,740

Laramie, WY $175,740

Rock Island, IL $175,628

Saginaw, MI $175,590

Jacksonville, FL $175,571

Salisbury, NC $175,534

Boise, ID $175,496

Moline, IL $175,403

Fort Myers, FL $175,346

Memphis, TN $175,309

Tulsa, OK $175,215

Waterloo, IA $175,103

Spartanburg, SC $174,916

Lincoln, NE $174,822

Fort Wayne, IN $174,784

Provo, UT $174,766

Cedar Falls, IA $174,541

San Antonio, TX $174,466

Greensboro, NC $174,391

South Bend, IN $174,372

Savannah, GA $174,166

Muskegon, MI $174,091

Birmingham, AL $174,072

Winston Salem, NC $173,981

Lake Charles, LA $173,529

Anderson, IN $173,492

Lexington, KY $173,435

Augusta, GA $173,379

Greenville, SC $173,379

Lima, OH $173,229

Wichita, KS $173,211

Tuscaloosa, AL $173,211

Columbia, SC $173,042

Springfield, OH $173,005

Asheville, NC $172,705

Bloomington, IN $172,574

Knoxville, TN $171,899

Shreveport, LA $171,880

Wilmington, NC $171,637

Roanoke, VA $171,637

Topeka, KS $171,300

Frankfort, KY $171,279

Oklahoma City, OK $171,150

Chillicothe, OH $171,075

Longview, TX $171,056

Melbourne, FL $171,037

Sioux Falls, SD $170,738

Mobile, AL $170,719

Terre Haute, IN $170,644

Altoona, PA $170,531

Amarillo, TX $170,400

Killeen, TX $170,344

Fayetteville, AR $170,194

Chattanooga, TN $170,138

Sioux City, IA $169,969

Idaho Falls, ID $169,932

Lynchburg, VA $169,782

Gainesville, FL $169,538

Portsmouth, OH $169,445

Little Rock, AR $169,407

Lafayette, LA $169,332

Youngstown, OH $169,332

Daytona Beach, FL $169,220

Clarksville, TN $169,201

Pensacola, FL $169,182

Temple, TX $169,169

Hopkinsville, KY $168,620

Erie, PA $168,583

Florence, SC $168,508

Charleston, WV $168,208

Great Falls, MT $168,115

Macon, GA $167,852

Tallahassee, FL $167,834

Fayetteville, NC $167,796

Waco, TX $167,759

Helena, MT $167,627

Pine Bluff, AR $167,556

Vincennes, IN $167,328

Lubbock, TX $167,253

Alamogordo, NM $167,140

Twin Falls, ID $166,972

Rapid City, SD $166,915

Jackson, MS $166,578

Huntington, WV $166,565

Greenville, MS $166,559

Parkersburg, WV $166,368

Montgomery, AL $166,335

Wichita Falls, TX $166,147

Springfield, MO $166,147

Biloxi, MS $166,054

Monroe, LA $165,866

Johnstown, PA $165,735

Sumter, SC $165,660

Columbus, GA $165,641

Pascagoula, MS $165,285

Abilene, TX $165,285

Kingsport, TN $164,798

Albany, GA $164,798

Gulfport, MS $164,742

Alexandria, LA $164,124

Fort Smith, AR $163,655

El Paso, TX $163,150

Las Cruces, NM $162,307

Harlingen, TX $161,831

Pocatello, ID $161,801

Florence, AL $161,557

Brownsville, TX $161,520

Mcallen, TX $161,126

Dothan, AL $160,864

Columbus, MS $159,751

Altus, OK $158,878

Lawton, OK $158,522

Pierre, SD $157,847

What Skills Can Increase a Tax Administrator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 10.08% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Pricing (Mentioned in 2.48% Job Postings): Pricing is a process of fixing the value that a manufacturer will receive in the exchange of services and goods.
Business Development (Mentioned in 1.03% Job Postings): Business development entails tasks and processes to develop and implement growth opportunities within and between organizations. It is a subset of the fields of business, commerce and organizational theory. Business development is the creation of long-term value for an organization from customers, markets, and relationships. Business development can be taken to mean any activity by either a small or large organization, non-profit or for-profit enterprise which serves the purpose of ‘developing’ the business in some way. In addition, business development activities can be done internally or externally by a business development consultant. External business development can be facilitated through Planning Systems, which are put in place by governments to help small businesses. In addition, reputation building has also proven to help facilitate business development.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	10.08%
Pricing	2.48%
Business Development	1.03%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Tax Administrator's salary.

Stewardship: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Treasury: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Risk Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Stewardship	$207,965	11%
Treasury	$202,344	8%
Risk Management	$198,597	6%
Innovation	$198,597	6%
Initiative	$196,724	5%
Analysis	$196,724	5%

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How Education impacts a Tax Administrator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Tax Administrators enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Tax Administrator with a Bachelor's Degree is between $203,438 and $215,482).

Tax Administrator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Tax Administrator

No Diploma 0.3%

High School 0.3%

Associates 0.3%

Bachelors 29.4%

Masters 61.2%

Doctorate 8.9%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.3%
High School	0.3%
Associates	0.3%
Bachelors	29.4%
Masters	61.2%
Doctorate	8.9%

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Tax Administrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Tax Administrator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$173,888

Average $187,356/year

$200,057

$14,491

Average $15,613/month

$16,671

$3,344

Average $3,603/week

$3,847

$84

Average $90/hour

$96

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$200,057	$16,671	$3,847	$96
Average	$187,356	$15,613	$3,603	$90
25th Percentile	$173,888	$14,491	$3,344	$84

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Salary Trends for Tax Administrator

Salaries for a Tax Administrator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $174,969 in 2023 to around $166,830 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Tax Administrator salary trends, .

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2023

$174,969

2024

$169,349

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$166,830

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