Tax Preparers — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$54,920
10th percentile
$33,760
90th percentile
$99,270
Employment
76,480
- CAMedian $70,030 · Employment 10,270
- New York, NYMedian $71,300 · Employment 8,100
- NYMedian $71,850 · Employment 7,620
- TXMedian $47,460 · Employment 6,010
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $65,120 · Employment 3,250
- NJMedian $43,420 · Employment 3,220
- NCMedian $48,130 · Employment 2,710
- AZMedian $44,770 · Employment 2,240
- PAMedian $61,270 · Employment 2,010
- VAMedian $58,520 · Employment 1,960
- INMedian $45,710 · Employment 1,820
- Dallas, TXMedian $47,020 · Employment 1,780
- GAMedian $49,330 · Employment 1,670
- MIMedian $46,400 · Employment 1,660
- ORMedian $61,370 · Employment 1,590
- OHMedian $49,020 · Employment 1,590
- Phoenix, AZMedian $44,770 · Employment 1,580
- WIMedian $44,340 · Employment 1,550
- COMedian $62,620 · Employment 1,540
- MAMedian $58,400 · Employment 1,500
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.