Tax collector vs tax investigator

The differences between tax collectors and tax investigators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a tax collector and a tax investigator. Additionally, a tax investigator has an average salary of $35,077, which is higher than the $33,569 average annual salary of a tax collector.

The top three skills for a tax collector include property tax payments, customer service and motor vehicle. The most important skills for a tax investigator are tax laws, state tax, and customer service.

Tax collector vs tax investigator overview

	Tax Collector	Tax Investigator
Yearly salary	$33,569	$35,077
Hourly rate	$16.14	$16.86
Growth rate	-7%	-7%
Number of jobs	29,495	30,630
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Tax collector vs tax investigator salary

Tax collectors and tax investigators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Tax Collector	Tax Investigator
Average salary	$33,569	$35,077
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $58,000	Between $22,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between tax collector and tax investigator education

There are a few differences between a tax collector and a tax investigator in terms of educational background:

	Tax Collector	Tax Investigator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Southern California

Tax collector vs tax investigator demographics

Here are the differences between tax collectors' and tax investigators' demographics:

	Tax Collector	Tax Investigator
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 22.7% Female, 77.3%	Male, 64.3% Female, 35.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% Asian, 9.1% White, 57.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.0%	Black or African American, 14.1% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 8.1% White, 62.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between tax collector and tax investigator duties and responsibilities

Tax collector example responsibilities.

Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Access DMV software to assist in providing information on vehicles.
Operate all aspects of the DMV service platform (i.e.
Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Research commercial and real property on the (GIS) system for legal descriptions.
Process FIFA's through the court to prepare the property for sale.

Tax investigator example responsibilities.

Investigate welfare, Medicaid, and food stamp fraud.
Work in conjunctions with the FBI, IRS and various corporations to help control tax loss and fraud.
Update taxpayers addresses, assign temporary ITIN numbers to taxpayers without a social security number, establish fiduciary accounts for taxpayers
Update taxpayers addresses, assign temporary ITIN numbers to taxpayers without a social security number, establish fiduciary accounts for taxpayers

Tax collector vs tax investigator skills

Common tax collector skills

Property Tax Payments, 15%
Customer Service, 15%
Motor Vehicle, 14%
Real Estate Taxes, 5%
Tax Collection, 4%
Payroll, 4%

Common tax investigator skills

Tax Laws, 55%
State Tax, 30%
Customer Service, 15%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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