Is IRS a good company to work for?

IRS has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 3,899 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 54% of employees would recommend working at IRS to a friend and 33% 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?

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.

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) (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)

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

"Good benefits and the job can be flexible" ((in 574 reviews)); "The pay was good and the 3rd shift shift differential and working on Sundays made it great." ((in 232 reviews)); "Great Work Life Balance and timetable" ((in 178 reviews)); "The money and the people are great" ((in 111 reviews)); "Never going out of business; great job security; telework (after one year)." ((in 85 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and Training." ((in 209 reviews)); "Training is horrible and you barely learn anything that's actually related to the job." ((in 149 reviews)); "They can't get any good managers!" ((in 113 reviews)); "Upper management, blackballing and out of date technology" ((in 29 reviews)); "Lack of communication and poor managment" ((in 18 reviews))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 are the top reviewed IRS locations?

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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3.3

54% would recommend to a friend

(3,632 total reviews)

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

IRS has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,632 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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4K reviews

3.0

Apr 28, 2014

One of the best bad jobs there is.

Revenue officer

Recommend

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Pros

Ability to work from home. Tons of opportunity for advancement. The job is not boring. You will learn a lot about different people and different jobs. Each day will be something different. The benefits such as vacation time, sick leave and holidays are pretty good. Retirement is better than social security alone.

Cons

Your ability to do your job is based upon the whims of management. Everybody hates you. The pay is not good unless you are willing and able to keep promoting to higher level jobs.

4.0

Apr 27, 2014

A very good place to work

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Very good heath and famili benefits

Cons

Too many regulations and IRMS

3.0

Apr 22, 2014

Great for career cruise control.

Internal revenue agent

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work/life balance, no more than 40 hours per week; autonomy; pay is adequate, nothing special; fairly low stress, but can be a pain at times.

Cons

Literally takes an act of Congress to change anything; union ensures good working conditions, but the biggest factor to advancement is time, not so much competence; furloughs are no fun; do not fully support professional development

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