Question 1

Does IRS pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IRS employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IRS. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at IRS?

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54% of IRS employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated IRS 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at IRS?

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Internal Revenue Agent (291), Contact Representative (274), Tax Examiner (232), Customer Service Representative (203), Revenue Officer (133), Customer Service Representative (CSR) (128), Tax Examining Technician (112), Contact Center Representative (69), Data Transcriber (59), IT Specialist (59), Revenue Agent (57), Attorney (49), Data Entry Clerk (30), Special Agent (26), Collections Representative (25)

Question 4

What are the pros of working at IRS according to real employee reviews?

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"Excellent to work and great benefit" ((in 557 reviews)); "The pay was good and the 3rd shift shift differential and working on Sundays made it great." ((in 242 reviews)); "Great work life balance as far as hours (M" ((in 174 reviews)); "The money and the people are great" ((in 109 reviews)); "Never going out of business; great job security; telework (after one year)." ((in 95 reviews))

Question 5

What are the cons of working at IRS according to real employee reviews?

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"Government redtape and poor management." ((in 213 reviews)); "Training is horrible and you barely learn anything that's actually related to the job." ((in 154 reviews)); "They can't get any good managers!" ((in 116 reviews)); "Upper management, blackballing and out of date technology" ((in 29 reviews)); "favoritism and nepotism" ((in 18 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about IRS layoffs in 2026?

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Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about IRS layoffs and their outlook for job security at IRS in 2026.

Question 7

What are the top reviewed IRS locations?

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Austin, Washington, Kansas City, Fresno, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Ogden, New York, Memphis, Chamblee, Covington, Dallas, Holtsville, Los Angeles, Houston, Jacksonville, Detroit, Chicago, Seattle, Oakland, San Francisco, Lanham, Andover, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Saint Louis, Portland, Baltimore, Richmond, Denver

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