Tax Auditor VI pay range
State of Texas · class code 1285
- Class code
- 1285
- Pay group
- B26
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Tax Auditor VI is $76,530 to $129,430 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 1285.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes one State Auditor's Office job description (series) for the Tax Auditor series, which includes this class. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications.
What the state says the job is
Performs tax audits of business operations conducting and/or reviewing tax audits to determine legal compliance with state tax laws, administrative rules, and regulations.
Examples of the work
Performs audit-sampling techniques and tests internal controls and reconciliations. Inspects and analyzes taxpayers’ books and records, documents exceptions, and keeps taxpayers informed of findings. Reviews current audit files and prior audit findings; and reviews pertinent laws, rules and regulations, and other available information. Verifies the accuracy of reports and data entries; and reports erroneous or questionable transactions to supervisor. Conducts entrance conferences to identify the availability of records and to review and understand taxpayers’ accounting systems; and conducts exit conferences to discuss findings and to explain taxpayers’ rights.
Special requirements
May require certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), or Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP).
Quoted from the State Auditor's Office job description (series), read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes this figure in Classification Salary Schedule for Fiscal 2026-27, joined to the State's Position Classification Plan (SAO report 25-701). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their pay groups come from the State's Position Classification Plan, joined to the salary schedule.