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What tax auditors make
Typical
$83,680
Starting out
$56,020
Senior, top tenth
$144,090
The national median is $83,680 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $56,020. Tax auditors do not get their own federal wage line: they are counted inside Accountants and Auditors, which also covers private firm accountants. Government tax auditors sit around the middle of that range, and the very top of it is mostly private sector.