Tax Specialist: salaries and requirements
As of September 28, 2026, the cvGO database holds 91 active jobs for “Tax Specialist”. Median pay among jobs that state it: US & Canada — $183,500 per year (n = 47). Most requested skills: indirect tax, tax compliance, cross-functional collaboration.
Pay by region
| Region | Median | 25–75% | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | $183,500 per year | $112,500 per year – $216,000 per year | 47 |
| Europe | not enough data | 2 | |
Skills in requirements
- indirect tax — 34%
- tax compliance — 34%
- cross-functional collaboration — 20%
- tax audits — 20%
- stakeholder management — 18%
- transfer pricing — 17%
- tax reporting — 16%
- Automation — 13%
- tax planning — 13%
- Compliance — 12%
- CPA — 12%
- process improvement — 11%
- VAT — 11%
- VAT/GST — 11%
- international tax — 10%
- Tax Technology — 10%
- e-invoicing — 9%
- process automation — 9%
- Big 4 — 7%
- direct tax — 7%
Levels
- Junior — 4
- Middle — 32
- Senior — 35
- Lead — 8
- Director — 11
FAQ
How much do “Tax Specialist” jobs pay?
US & Canada: median $183,500 per year, half of jobs between $112,500 per year and $216,000 per year (n = 47). Pay is stated in 54% of jobs.
Which skills do “Tax Specialist” jobs require?
indirect tax — 34%, tax compliance — 34%, cross-functional collaboration — 20%, tax audits — 20%, stakeholder management — 18%. Share of jobs with parsed requirements (n = 82).
How many “Tax Specialist” jobs are remote?
Remote — 16%, hybrid — 15%, office — 68% (of 91 jobs that state the format).
Are there entry-level “Tax Specialist” jobs?
Intern and junior — 4 jobs (4%).
What level of English is required?
The level is stated in 73% of jobs; most often: C1 — 66%, C2 — 3%, B2 — 2%.
How we count
- Source: jobs in the cvGO database as of September 28, 2026: Global 95%, HeadHunter 3%, LinkedIn 1%, Telegram 1%.
- A job belongs to a profession by its title; one job may belong to several professions.
- Some jobs in the database match no profession in our catalogue and are not counted on these pages.
- Pay is the midpoint of the stated range or the single stated amount, in US dollars at a fixed rate (90 RUB per USD, table v1). Yearly amounts are divided by 12; if the period is not stated, it is inferred from the currency and amount; amounts outside 300–60,000 USD per month are excluded.
- A median is shown when a region has at least 10 jobs with pay.
- Skills and English are counted only for jobs with the employer’s own text.
- Duplicates of one job across sources are not merged.