Is IRS a good company to work for?

IRS has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 3,890 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 56% of employees would recommend working at IRS to a friend and 35% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about IRS have been left by employees working as Management Analyst , Accountant and Analyst .

Does IRS pay their employees well?

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.

How satisfied are employees working at IRS?

56% of IRS employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IRS 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IRS?

Internal Revenue Agent (291) , Contact Representative (274) , Tax Examiner (232) , Customer Service Representative (203) , Revenue Officer (133) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (127) , Tax Examining Technician (112) , Contact Center Representative (68) , Data Transcriber (59) , IT Specialist (59) , Revenue Agent (56) , Attorney (49) , Data Entry Clerk (30) , Special Agent (26) , Collections Representative (25)

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

"Excellent to work and great benefit" ((in 560 reviews)); "The pay was good and the 3rd shift shift differential and working on Sundays made it great." ((in 214 reviews)); "Great Work Life Balance and timetable" ((in 175 reviews)); "The money and the people are great" ((in 106 reviews)); "Never going out of business; great job security; telework (after one year)." ((in 92 reviews))

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

"Government redtape and poor management." ((in 210 reviews)); "Training is horrible and you barely learn anything that's actually related to the job." ((in 156 reviews)); "They can't get any good managers!" ((in 113 reviews)); "Upper management, blackballing and out of date technology" ((in 27 reviews)); "Lack of communication and poor managment" ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about IRS layoffs in 2026?

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.

What IRS locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Long Beach , Minneapolis , Plantation , Jackson , Las Vegas , Orlando , San Antonio , Saint Paul , Phoenix , Raleigh

IRS reviews

3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(3,622 total reviews)

35% positive business outlook

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3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

IRS has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,622 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IRS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Oct 14, 2013

Revenue Officer

Revenue officer

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Pros

Smart funny fellow employees, decent benefits, interesting work, decent pay.

Cons

Dangerous case work, TIGTA, RRA98, TAO, Appeals.People hate you at parties and always want to tell you about some horror story, your CCW is not honored by the agency. The agency won't fight for you to have confidential plates, the worst most incompetent employees often are the only ones crazy enough to apply for management, there are exceptions to this but with the terrible structure a Grade 12 RO can make more that a Grade 13 manager due to travel/per diem. The job is very stressful.

1.0

May 3, 2010

If you like dealing with the IRS, you'll love working there.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

In fairness, if you are looking for a secure job, it's the federal government and it isn't going anywhere. Also, it can be a power trip, and many of my colleagues seemed to relish the control we had over various small businesses and individuals. Finally, if you're trying to raise a family and just want a 40-hour job, doing the same thing day in and day out, but often enough flexibility to care for kids, etc---some people think the tradeoff is worth it.

Cons

There is no room at all for creativity or efficiency. Imagine how open the IRS is to new ideas when you're doing your taxes---they bring that same rigidity to all aspects of the job. Also, since nobody but nobody in the federal government is going to advocate for the IRS, they usually get the worst working conditions and facilities, compared to other agencies.

2.0

Jan 2, 2009

If you sincerely believe that tax laws should be administered fairly, do not work for the IRS.

Supervisory internal revenue agent

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Pros

WorK Life balance - protections of the Civil Service System, Thrift Savings Plan, Medical Benefits (not Dental), Vacation & sick days. Benefits are very generous compared to those offered in private industry.

Cons

At the leadership level - a highly politicized and thereby hypocritical, risk averse leadership culture. This culture filters down through the many unnecessary layers of incompetent management and results in the "appearance" of meeting the mission without in substance doing so. Effectively, examinations (a euphemism for audits) of taxpayers are biased. The more wealthy and politically powerful corporations receive less stringent audits than poor and working class individuals.

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