Tax Specialist salary
3 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 21, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for tax specialist roles at mid level across the United States: 15 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $83,505 and $115,025, with a median of $106,450.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 2 of the 3 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Tax Specialist pay by specialization
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Live tax specialist roles by finance function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
3 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $83,505 – $115,025 | $106,450 | 15 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$70,000 – CA$89,039 | CA$72,500 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $98,060 – $110,975 | $110,250 | 7hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open tax specialist roles · 23 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $74,880–$140,300scale $40,000–$200,000
Property Tax Specialist Fairstone · Toronto New CA$50,000–CA$60,000 1d ago 
Tax Specialist (Income Tax) Ameren · St. Louis New $72,600–$140,300 2d ago 
Tax Specialist Broadstreet Properties · Campbell River New CA$77,068–CA$120,000 2d ago Equipment Finance Tax Specialist Fifththird · Cincinnati New $71,100–$145,900 3d ago Payroll Tax Specialist Onehealthineers · MLV LB $105,150–$144,584 9d ago Senior Fiduciary Tax Specialist CIBC · Chicago $90,000–$120,000 2w ago 
Payroll Tax Specialist Guardian Life · New York $118,980–$195,465 3w ago 
Payroll Tax Specialist JLL · Chicago $66,900–$82,000 3w ago 
Payroll Tax Specialist IKO · Ennis, TX $95,000–$125,000 3w ago Senior Fiduciary Tax Specialist Bank of America · Providence $87,500–$133,000 4w ago Estate Sr. Tax Specialist Bank of America · Providence $87,500–$133,000 4w ago Tax Specialist Farm Credit East · Claverack (Hudson), NY, US, 12534 $80,000–$120,000 6w ago 
Senior International Tax Specialist Hudson River Trading · New York $150,000–$250,000 6w ago 
Tax Specialist (Planning & Controversy)) Dominion Energy · Richmond $102,300–$132,800 6w ago 
Tax Specialist - Accounting Educator - 100K+ Salary UWorld, LLC · Dallas From $100,000 7w ago 
Tax Specialist Cooley · Reston $74,880–$110,240 2mo ago 
Payroll Tax Specialist Capital One · Richmond $56,800–$64,800 2mo ago Tax Specialist Farm Credit East · Phelps $80,000–$120,000 2mo ago 
Tax Specialist (CPA) Decile Group · Remote · US $95,000–$130,000 3mo ago Direct Tax Specialist Applied Materials · Hoofddorp €62,400–€85,800 3mo ago 
Operations Tax Specialist Sr. Fil (Fidelitycanada) · Toronto Office CA$80,000–CA$110,000 4mo ago Operations Tax Specialist Fil (Fidelitycanada) · Toronto Office CA$65,000–CA$80,000 4mo ago Tax Specialist, Payroll Magna · Aurora From CA$70,000 5mo ago