Why you want to work for Revenue

The Department of Revenue is Washington State’s primary tax collection agency and oversees 60 different taxes that helps fund vital public services including education, healthcare, public safety, and natural resources. We also help manage Washington’s Working Families Tax Credit program, stimulating our local economy, promoting racial equality, and supporting financial stability and well-being of low-to-moderate income Washington residents and their families.

Our Vision to “Achieve the highest level of voluntary compliance” is guided by our Mission to “Fairly and efficiently collect revenues to fund public services.” We find our success in administrating these programs does not come through enforcement, but as a result of our educational approach to our customer service.?

Our focus on education also shows up in our commitment to our staff. We offer skills training and professional development, opportunities for advancement, and programs to cross-train or job shadow allowing you to grow. We even implemented a Mentorship program that allows employees to increase their knowledge/skill/competency in a specific area that will provide benefit their current position and/or prepare them to be more competitive for future opportunities.

Our highly engaged teams exemplify our Values of I-CARE: Integrity, Cooperation, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.

• We are honest and ethical.
• We work together to achieve shared goals in a supportive environment.
• We take responsibility for the results of our actions.
• We honor different perspectives and treat people with courtesy.
• We seek continuous improvement in all we do.

To ensure we live out our values, we have cultivated a foundation of respect within the agency.?Every new employee is introduced to our “Culture of Respect” training during their first six months with the agency, and we follow up with additional training in your first two years.?We recognize that respect leads to employee engagement and employee engagement is the key to organizational success.

Our commitment to our employees and our investment in diverse and equitable culture has been recognized by the Employment Security Department's YesVets program, as the Employer of the Year Award in 2018. Revenue also received the Disability Inclusion Network first ever Respect, Acceptance, and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (RADD) award.

In the spirit of education and opportunity, we have created a new page for job seekers interested in a career at the Department of Revenue.

Please visit dor.wa.gov/careers to learn discover why YOU want to work for Revenue. ?