Tax Preparers Salary

Median Salary
$54,920
per year
Hourly Rate
$26.40
per hour
Employment
76,480
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$33,760
25th percentile
$38,910
Median
$54,920
75th percentile
$76,300
90th percentile
$99,270

💰 Tax Preparers Salary by State

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$33K
$72K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
New York$71,850+30.8%
California$70,030+27.5%
Utah$66,720+21.5%
Montana$63,080+14.9%
Missouri$62,780+14.3%
Colorado$62,620+14.0%
Alaska$62,360+13.5%
New Hampshire$61,370+11.7%
Oregon$61,370+11.7%
Pennsylvania$61,270+11.6%
Nevada$60,000+9.2%
Minnesota$59,200+7.8%
Virginia$58,520+6.6%
Massachusetts$58,400+6.3%
Wyoming$57,990+5.6%
Rhode Island$57,680+5.0%
North Dakota$57,060+3.9%
Illinois$54,480-0.8%
Iowa$53,660-2.3%
South Dakota$52,530-4.4%
Delaware$51,960-5.4%
Mississippi$50,670-7.7%
Georgia$49,330-10.2%
Florida$49,020-10.7%
Ohio$49,020-10.7%
North Carolina$48,130-12.4%
Texas$47,460-13.6%
Kansas$47,300-13.9%
Maine$47,150-14.1%
Maryland$47,020-14.4%
Michigan$46,400-15.5%
Indiana$45,710-16.8%
Washington$45,370-17.4%
Arizona$44,770-18.5%
Wisconsin$44,340-19.3%
New Jersey$43,420-20.9%
Nebraska$43,010-21.7%
Oklahoma$42,700-22.3%
Connecticut$41,130-25.1%
South Carolina$39,220-28.6%
Louisiana$38,740-29.5%
New Mexico$38,060-30.7%
Kentucky$36,620-33.3%
Tennessee$36,600-33.4%
West Virginia$35,880-34.7%
Arkansas$35,040-36.2%
Hawaii$34,720-36.8%
Alabama$33,280-39.4%

🏙️ Tax Preparers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$84,240+53.4%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$81,180+47.8%
Kansas City, MO-KS$78,920+43.7%
Jefferson City, MO$75,990+38.4%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$71,800+30.7%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$71,300+29.8%
Amarillo, TX$70,980+29.2%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$70,170+27.8%
St. Louis, MO-IL$69,210+26.0%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$66,920+21.8%
Billings, MT$65,930+20.0%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$65,930+20.0%
Boulder, CO$65,410+19.1%
Fargo, ND-MN$65,320+18.9%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$65,150+18.6%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$65,120+18.6%
Waco, TX$65,020+18.4%
Modesto, CA$64,630+17.7%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$64,240+17.0%
Florence, SC$63,600+15.8%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$63,560+15.7%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$63,460+15.5%
Salinas, CA$63,060+14.8%
Bend, OR$62,950+14.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$62,350+13.5%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$62,290+13.4%
Richmond, VA$62,160+13.2%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$62,050+13.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$62,010+12.9%
Vallejo, CA$61,930+12.8%
Reno, NV$61,790+12.5%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$61,460+11.9%
Greeley, CO$61,420+11.8%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$61,350+11.7%
Dubuque, IA$61,330+11.7%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$61,300+11.6%
Syracuse, NY$61,290+11.6%
Redding, CA$61,200+11.4%
Pittsburgh, PA$61,140+11.3%
Rapid City, SD$61,100+11.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$60,650+10.4%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$60,480+10.1%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$60,430+10.0%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$60,280+9.8%
Wichita, KS$60,260+9.7%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$60,210+9.6%
Rochester, NY$60,180+9.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$60,170+9.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$60,040+9.3%
El Paso, TX$59,990+9.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$59,630+8.6%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$59,610+8.5%
Lancaster, PA$59,550+8.4%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$59,490+8.3%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$59,330+8.0%
St. Cloud, MN$59,290+8.0%
Helena, MT$59,170+7.7%
Fresno, CA$58,970+7.4%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$58,910+7.3%
Colorado Springs, CO$58,900+7.2%
Erie, PA$58,460+6.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$58,370+6.3%
Salem, OR$58,330+6.2%
Albany, OR$58,220+6.0%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$58,020+5.6%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$57,920+5.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$57,890+5.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$57,770+5.2%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$57,680+5.0%
Medford, OR$57,640+5.0%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$57,220+4.2%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$57,090+4.0%
Barnstable Town, MA$56,960+3.7%
Springfield, MO$56,820+3.5%
Anchorage, AK$56,740+3.3%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$56,160+2.3%
Grand Junction, CO$55,640+1.3%
Binghamton, NY$54,880-0.1%
Ocala, FL$54,880-0.1%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$54,570-0.6%
Roanoke, VA$53,630-2.3%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$52,570-4.3%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$52,530-4.4%
Wilmington, NC$52,220-4.9%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$51,870-5.6%
Cedar Rapids, IA$51,820-5.6%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$50,430-8.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$50,350-8.3%
Punta Gorda, FL$50,300-8.4%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$50,220-8.6%
Duluth, MN-WI$50,170-8.6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$50,070-8.8%
Portland-South Portland, ME$50,070-8.8%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$49,830-9.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$49,680-9.5%
Tallahassee, FL$49,650-9.6%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$49,630-9.6%
Jacksonville, FL$49,500-9.9%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$49,500-9.9%
Oklahoma City, OK$49,450-10.0%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$48,730-11.3%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$48,670-11.4%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$48,650-11.4%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$48,550-11.6%
Logan, UT-ID$48,500-11.7%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$48,310-12.0%
Ogden, UT$48,210-12.2%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$48,150-12.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$48,080-12.5%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$48,030-12.5%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$47,940-12.7%
Asheville, NC$47,930-12.7%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$47,860-12.9%
Winston-Salem, NC$47,860-12.9%
Dover, DE$47,720-13.1%
Lincoln, NE$47,590-13.3%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$47,590-13.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$47,320-13.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$47,290-13.9%
Tyler, TX$47,210-14.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$47,020-14.4%
Tucson, AZ$46,960-14.5%
Puerto Rico$46,730-14.9%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$46,680-15.0%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$46,450-15.4%
St. George, UT$46,380-15.5%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$46,300-15.7%
Midland, TX$46,210-15.9%
Port St. Lucie, FL$46,100-16.1%
Boise City, ID$46,000-16.2%
Fort Wayne, IN$45,930-16.4%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$45,820-16.6%
Madison, WI$45,810-16.6%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$45,780-16.6%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$45,660-16.9%
Charleston, WV$45,650-16.9%
Fayetteville, NC$45,620-16.9%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$45,250-17.6%
Knoxville, TN$44,940-18.2%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$44,920-18.2%
Green Bay, WI$44,840-18.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$44,770-18.5%
Warner Robins, GA$44,620-18.8%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$44,560-18.9%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$44,320-19.3%
Bellingham, WA$44,250-19.4%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$44,250-19.4%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$44,250-19.4%
Evansville, IN$44,200-19.5%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$43,850-20.2%
Jacksonville, NC$43,550-20.7%
Corpus Christi, TX$42,990-21.7%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$42,700-22.3%
Chico, CA$41,600-24.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$41,600-24.3%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$40,160-26.9%
Terre Haute, IN$39,990-27.2%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$39,580-27.9%
Grants Pass, OR$39,560-28.0%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$39,400-28.3%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$38,510-29.9%
Albuquerque, NM$38,490-29.9%
Spartanburg, SC$38,390-30.1%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$38,140-30.6%
Tulsa, OK$38,000-30.8%
Lubbock, TX$37,770-31.2%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$37,760-31.2%
Killeen-Temple, TX$37,760-31.2%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$37,680-31.4%
College Station-Bryan, TX$37,630-31.5%
Eau Claire, WI$37,420-31.9%
Yuma, AZ$37,260-32.2%
Bowling Green, KY$37,010-32.6%
Lake Charles, LA$36,480-33.6%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$36,300-33.9%
Columbia, SC$36,150-34.2%
Sherman-Denison, TX$35,960-34.5%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$35,740-34.9%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$35,650-35.1%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$35,410-35.5%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$35,100-36.1%
Urban Honolulu, HI$34,860-36.5%
Vineland, NJ$34,780-36.7%
Clarksville, TN-KY$34,600-37.0%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$30,930-43.7%
Sumter, SC$30,410-44.6%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$30,160-45.1%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.