Tax Preparers salary by location
National median: $54,920 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $84,240 | +53.4% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $81,180 | +47.8% | 760 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $78,920 | +43.7% | 560 | 2025 |
| Jefferson City, MO | metropolitan | $75,990 | +38.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $71,850 | +30.8% | 7,620 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $71,800 | +30.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $71,300 | +29.8% | 8,100 | 2025 |
| Amarillo, TX | metropolitan | $70,980 | +29.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $70,170 | +27.8% | 690 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $70,030 | +27.5% | 10,270 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $69,210 | +26.0% | 380 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $66,920 | +21.8% | 670 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $66,720 | +21.5% | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $65,930 | +20.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $65,930 | +20.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $65,410 | +19.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $65,320 | +18.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $65,150 | +18.6% | 970 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $65,120 | +18.6% | 3,250 | 2025 |
| Waco, TX | metropolitan | $65,020 | +18.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $64,630 | +17.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $64,240 | +17.0% | 250 | 2025 |
| Florence, SC | metropolitan | $63,600 | +15.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $63,560 | +15.7% | 210 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $63,460 | +15.5% | 310 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $63,080 | +14.9% | 360 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $63,060 | +14.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $62,950 | +14.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $62,780 | +14.3% | 1,330 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $62,620 | +14.0% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $62,360 | +13.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $62,350 | +13.5% | 210 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $62,290 | +13.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $62,160 | +13.2% | 310 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $62,050 | +13.0% | 260 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $62,010 | +12.9% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $61,930 | +12.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $61,790 | +12.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $61,460 | +11.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $61,420 | +11.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $61,370 | +11.7% | 1,590 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $61,370 | +11.7% | 420 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $61,350 | +11.7% | 870 | 2025 |
| Dubuque, IA | metropolitan | $61,330 | +11.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $61,300 | +11.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $61,290 | +11.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $61,270 | +11.6% | 2,010 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $61,200 | +11.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $61,140 | +11.3% | 410 | 2025 |
| Rapid City, SD | metropolitan | $61,100 | +11.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $60,650 | +10.4% | 650 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $60,480 | +10.1% | — | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $60,430 | +10.0% | 740 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $60,280 | +9.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Wichita, KS | metropolitan | $60,260 | +9.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $60,210 | +9.6% | 180 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $60,180 | +9.6% | 290 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $60,170 | +9.6% | 1,130 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $60,040 | +9.3% | 320 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $60,000 | +9.2% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| El Paso, TX | metropolitan | $59,990 | +9.2% | — | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $59,630 | +8.6% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $59,610 | +8.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $59,550 | +8.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $59,490 | +8.3% | — | 2025 |
| Sebastian, FL | metropolitan | $59,330 | +8.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $59,290 | +8.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $59,200 | +7.8% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Helena, MT | metropolitan | $59,170 | +7.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $58,970 | +7.4% | 250 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | metropolitan | $58,910 | +7.3% | — | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $58,900 | +7.2% | 180 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $58,520 | +6.6% | 1,960 | 2025 |
| Erie, PA | metropolitan | $58,460 | +6.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $58,400 | +6.3% | 1,500 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $58,370 | +6.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $58,330 | +6.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $58,220 | +6.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Cape Coral, FL | metropolitan | $58,020 | +5.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $57,990 | +5.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Deltona, FL | metropolitan | $57,920 | +5.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $57,890 | +5.4% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $57,770 | +5.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $57,680 | +5.0% | 420 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $57,680 | +5.0% | — | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $57,640 | +5.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $57,220 | +4.2% | 280 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $57,090 | +4.0% | 150 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $57,060 | +3.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $56,960 | +3.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MO | metropolitan | $56,820 | +3.5% | 160 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $56,740 | +3.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $56,160 | +2.3% | 660 | 2025 |
| Grand Junction, CO | metropolitan | $55,640 | +1.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $54,880 | −0.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Ocala, FL | metropolitan | $54,880 | −0.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $54,570 | −0.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $54,480 | −0.8% | 1,310 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $53,660 | −2.3% | 780 | 2025 |
| Roanoke, VA | metropolitan | $53,630 | −2.3% | 50 | 2025 |