13 Series · SOC 13-2082
Tax Preparers
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$50,560
per year
Median Hourly
$24.31/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$58,860
average
Employment
73,570
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$30,500
25th Percentile
$37,750
Median
$50,560
75th Percentile
$75,590
90th Percentile
$96,240
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $77,010 | +52% above national |
| 2 | New York | $73,230 | +45% above national |
| 3 | California | $73,210 | +45% above national |
| 4 | Montana | $71,370 | +41% above national |
| 5 | Minnesota | $65,530 | +30% above national |
| 6 | Colorado | $62,860 | +24% above national |
| 7 | Texas | $61,510 | +22% above national |
| 8 | Wyoming | $60,340 | +19% above national |
| 9 | Virginia | $59,220 | +17% above national |
| 10 | North Dakota | $59,130 | +17% above national |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $58,720 | +16% above national |
| 12 | Utah | $58,660 | +16% above national |
| 13 | Iowa | $57,440 | +14% above national |
| 14 | New Jersey | $56,440 | +12% above national |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $56,070 | +11% above national |
| 16 | Idaho | $54,500 | +8% above national |
| 17 | Vermont | $54,240 | +7% above national |
| 18 | Maine | $51,240 | +1% above national |
| 19 | South Dakota | $51,060 | +1% above national |
| 20 | Ohio | $50,760 | same as national |
| 21 | Puerto Rico | $49,500 | 2% below national |
| 22 | Oregon | $49,220 | 3% below national |
| 23 | Nebraska | $49,020 | 3% below national |
| 24 | Connecticut | $48,950 | 3% below national |
| 25 | Florida | $48,790 | 4% below national |
| 26 | North Carolina | $47,700 | 6% below national |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $47,340 | 6% below national |
| 28 | Michigan | $46,870 | 7% below national |
| 29 | New Hampshire | $46,650 | 8% below national |
| 30 | Indiana | $46,430 | 8% below national |
| 31 | Hawaii | $46,170 | 9% below national |
| 32 | Wisconsin | $46,010 | 9% below national |
| 33 | Washington | $45,120 | 11% below national |
| 34 | Maryland | $45,080 | 11% below national |
| 35 | Kansas | $44,810 | 11% below national |
| 36 | Arizona | $43,710 | 14% below national |
| 37 | Missouri | $42,280 | 16% below national |
| 38 | Delaware | $42,110 | 17% below national |
| 39 | Georgia | $41,780 | 17% below national |
| 40 | Nevada | $41,480 | 18% below national |
| 41 | Illinois | $39,220 | 22% below national |
| 42 | Guam | $38,460 | 24% below national |
| 43 | New Mexico | $38,070 | 25% below national |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $37,860 | 25% below national |
| 45 | South Carolina | $37,550 | 26% below national |
| 46 | Louisiana | $37,430 | 26% below national |
| 47 | Arkansas | $36,070 | 29% below national |
| 48 | Kentucky | $35,830 | 29% below national |
| 49 | Tennessee | $35,640 | 30% below national |
| 50 | Alabama | $33,490 | 34% below national |
| 51 | Mississippi | $33,390 | 34% below national |
| 52 | West Virginia | $30,470 | 40% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $83,600 | +65% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $83,240 | +65% above national |
| 3 | Anchorage, AK | $77,010 | +52% above national |
| 4 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $76,260 | +51% above national |
| 5 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $74,670 | +48% above national |
| 6 | St. Cloud, MN | $73,550 | +45% above national |
| 7 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $71,990 | +42% above national |
| 8 | Great Falls, MT | $71,710 | +42% above national |
| 9 | Billings, MT | $71,370 | +41% above national |
| 10 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $68,160 | +35% above national |
| 11 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $67,360 | +33% above national |
| 12 | Pittsburgh, PA | $66,940 | +32% above national |
| 13 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $66,750 | +32% above national |
| 14 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $66,560 | +32% above national |
| 15 | Mankato, MN | $65,530 | +30% above national |
| 16 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $65,240 | +29% above national |
| 17 | Medford, OR | $64,790 | +28% above national |
| 18 | Boulder, CO | $64,170 | +27% above national |
| 19 | Lincoln, NE | $63,960 | +27% above national |
| 20 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $63,580 | +26% above national |
| 21 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $63,290 | +25% above national |
| 22 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $62,860 | +24% above national |
| 23 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $62,670 | +24% above national |
| 24 | Amarillo, TX | $62,490 | +24% above national |
| 25 | Cheyenne, WY | $62,460 | +24% above national |
| 26 | Richmond, VA | $62,340 | +23% above national |
| 27 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $61,840 | +22% above national |
| 28 | Florence, SC | $61,820 | +22% above national |
| 29 | Fresno, CA | $61,560 | +22% above national |
| 30 | Harrisonburg, VA | $61,560 | +22% above national |
| 31 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $61,480 | +22% above national |
| 32 | Midland, TX | $61,410 | +21% above national |
| 33 | Duluth, MN-WI | $61,310 | +21% above national |
| 34 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $60,930 | +21% above national |
| 35 | Waco, TX | $60,730 | +20% above national |
| 36 | Ithaca, NY | $60,470 | +20% above national |
| 37 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $60,420 | +20% above national |
| 38 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $60,150 | +19% above national |
| 39 | Fargo, ND-MN | $60,080 | +19% above national |
| 40 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $59,750 | +18% above national |
| 41 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $59,440 | +18% above national |
| 42 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $58,950 | +17% above national |
| 43 | Colorado Springs, CO | $58,910 | +17% above national |
| 44 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $58,080 | +15% above national |
| 45 | Bismarck, ND | $58,050 | +15% above national |
| 46 | Ocala, FL | $57,960 | +15% above national |
| 47 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $57,960 | +15% above national |
| 48 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $57,840 | +14% above national |
| 49 | Roanoke, VA | $57,700 | +14% above national |
| 50 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $57,650 | +14% above national |
| 51 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $57,440 | +14% above national |
| 52 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $57,440 | +14% above national |
| 53 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $57,410 | +14% above national |
| 54 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $57,260 | +13% above national |
| 55 | Lynchburg, VA | $57,240 | +13% above national |
| 56 | Syracuse, NY | $57,160 | +13% above national |
| 57 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $57,130 | +13% above national |
| 58 | Barnstable Town, MA | $57,060 | +13% above national |
| 59 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $57,020 | +13% above national |
| 60 | Rochester, NY | $57,010 | +13% above national |
| 61 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $56,990 | +13% above national |
| 62 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $56,890 | +13% above national |
| 63 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $56,660 | +12% above national |
| 64 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $56,610 | +12% above national |
| 65 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $56,520 | +12% above national |
| 66 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $56,200 | +11% above national |
| 67 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $56,090 | +11% above national |
| 68 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $56,070 | +11% above national |
| 69 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $56,040 | +11% above national |
| 70 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $54,900 | +9% above national |
| 71 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $54,610 | +8% above national |
| 72 | Topeka, KS | $54,600 | +8% above national |
| 73 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $53,940 | +7% above national |
| 74 | Grand Junction, CO | $53,890 | +7% above national |
| 75 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $53,460 | +6% above national |
| 76 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $51,240 | +1% above national |
| 77 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $50,630 | same as national |
| 78 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $50,560 | same as national |
| 79 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $50,080 | 1% below national |
| 80 | Punta Gorda, FL | $50,000 | 1% below national |
| 81 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $49,880 | 1% below national |
| 82 | Corpus Christi, TX | $49,850 | 1% below national |
| 83 | Cleveland, OH | $49,750 | 2% below national |
| 84 | St. George, UT | $49,640 | 2% below national |
| 85 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $49,500 | 2% below national |
| 86 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $49,120 | 3% below national |
| 87 | Omaha, NE-IA | $49,020 | 3% below national |
| 88 | Jacksonville, FL | $48,940 | 3% below national |
| 89 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $48,760 | 4% below national |
| 90 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $48,740 | 4% below national |
| 91 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $48,660 | 4% below national |
| 92 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $48,600 | 4% below national |
| 93 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $48,500 | 4% below national |
| 94 | Bend, OR | $48,300 | 4% below national |
| 95 | Bangor, ME | $48,160 | 5% below national |
| 96 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $48,060 | 5% below national |
| 97 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $47,990 | 5% below national |
| 98 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $47,850 | 5% below national |
| 99 | Lancaster, PA | $47,840 | 5% below national |
| 100 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $47,810 | 5% below national |
| 101 | Rapid City, SD | $47,650 | 6% below national |
| 102 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $47,650 | 6% below national |
| 103 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $47,570 | 6% below national |
| 104 | Ogden, UT | $47,530 | 6% below national |
| 105 | Santa Fe, NM | $47,460 | 6% below national |
| 106 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $47,360 | 6% below national |
| 107 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $47,090 | 7% below national |
| 108 | Asheville, NC | $47,050 | 7% below national |
| 109 | Winston-Salem, NC | $47,040 | 7% below national |
| 110 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $46,980 | 7% below national |
| 111 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $46,960 | 7% below national |
| 112 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $46,890 | 7% below national |
| 113 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $46,780 | 7% below national |
| 114 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $46,730 | 8% below national |
| 115 | Wilmington, NC | $46,640 | 8% below national |
| 116 | Tyler, TX | $46,620 | 8% below national |
| 117 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $46,610 | 8% below national |
| 118 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $46,590 | 8% below national |
| 119 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $46,580 | 8% below national |
| 120 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $46,570 | 8% below national |
| 121 | Eau Claire, WI | $46,530 | 8% below national |
| 122 | Reno, NV | $46,450 | 8% below national |
| 123 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $46,340 | 8% below national |
| 124 | Reading, PA | $46,320 | 8% below national |
| 125 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $46,170 | 9% below national |
| 126 | Flint, MI | $46,060 | 9% below national |
| 127 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $46,030 | 9% below national |
| 128 | Green Bay, WI | $45,980 | 9% below national |
| 129 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $45,790 | 9% below national |
| 130 | Logan, UT-ID | $45,770 | 9% below national |
| 131 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $45,720 | 10% below national |
| 132 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $45,700 | 10% below national |
| 133 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $45,700 | 10% below national |
| 134 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $45,510 | 10% below national |
| 135 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $45,390 | 10% below national |
| 136 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $44,990 | 11% below national |
| 137 | Utica-Rome, NY | $44,950 | 11% below national |
| 138 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $44,920 | 11% below national |
| 139 | Burlington, NC | $44,880 | 11% below national |
| 140 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $44,880 | 11% below national |
| 141 | Columbia, SC | $44,870 | 11% below national |
| 142 | Vallejo, CA | $44,750 | 11% below national |
| 143 | Fayetteville, NC | $44,720 | 12% below national |
| 144 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $44,550 | 12% below national |
| 145 | Salinas, CA | $44,530 | 12% below national |
| 146 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $44,520 | 12% below national |
| 147 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $44,300 | 12% below national |
| 148 | Madison, WI | $44,300 | 12% below national |
| 149 | Chico, CA | $44,070 | 13% below national |
| 150 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $43,740 | 13% below national |
| 151 | Wichita, KS | $43,720 | 14% below national |
| 152 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $43,710 | 14% below national |
| 153 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $43,660 | 14% below national |
| 154 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $43,540 | 14% below national |
| 155 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $43,330 | 14% below national |
| 156 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $43,270 | 14% below national |
| 157 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $43,200 | 15% below national |
| 158 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $43,150 | 15% below national |
| 159 | Erie, PA | $42,990 | 15% below national |
| 160 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $42,400 | 16% below national |
| 161 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $42,370 | 16% below national |
| 162 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $42,370 | 16% below national |
| 163 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $42,340 | 16% below national |
| 164 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $42,340 | 16% below national |
| 165 | Jacksonville, NC | $42,250 | 16% below national |
| 166 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $42,240 | 16% below national |
| 167 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $41,870 | 17% below national |
| 168 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $41,600 | 18% below national |
| 169 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $41,600 | 18% below national |
| 170 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $41,600 | 18% below national |
| 171 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $41,480 | 18% below national |
| 172 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $41,110 | 19% below national |
| 173 | El Paso, TX | $40,680 | 20% below national |
| 174 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $40,370 | 20% below national |
| 175 | Redding, CA | $39,950 | 21% below national |
| 176 | San Angelo, TX | $39,680 | 22% below national |
| 177 | Bellingham, WA | $39,630 | 22% below national |
| 178 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $39,520 | 22% below national |
| 179 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $39,360 | 22% below national |
| 180 | Tulsa, OK | $39,360 | 22% below national |
| 181 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $39,230 | 22% below national |
| 182 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $38,990 | 23% below national |
| 183 | Tucson, AZ | $38,960 | 23% below national |
| 184 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $38,840 | 23% below national |
| 185 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $38,640 | 24% below national |
| 186 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $38,620 | 24% below national |
| 187 | Fort Wayne, IN | $38,610 | 24% below national |
| 188 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $38,580 | 24% below national |
| 189 | Lubbock, TX | $38,520 | 24% below national |
| 190 | Yakima, WA | $38,480 | 24% below national |
| 191 | Merced, CA | $38,420 | 24% below national |
| 192 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $38,420 | 24% below national |
| 193 | Spartanburg, SC | $38,270 | 24% below national |
| 194 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $38,260 | 24% below national |
| 195 | Evansville, IN | $38,250 | 24% below national |
| 196 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $38,110 | 25% below national |
| 197 | Albuquerque, NM | $38,070 | 25% below national |
| 198 | Oklahoma City, OK | $37,890 | 25% below national |
| 199 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,760 | 25% below national |
| 200 | Terre Haute, IN | $37,610 | 26% below national |
| 201 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $37,380 | 26% below national |
| 202 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,320 | 26% below national |
| 203 | Binghamton, NY | $37,240 | 26% below national |
| 204 | Yuma, AZ | $37,100 | 27% below national |
| 205 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $37,050 | 27% below national |
| 206 | Vineland, NJ | $36,900 | 27% below national |
| 207 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,900 | 27% below national |
| 208 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $36,760 | 27% below national |
| 209 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $36,660 | 27% below national |
| 210 | Jonesboro, AR | $36,620 | 28% below national |
| 211 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $36,540 | 28% below national |
| 212 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $36,530 | 28% below national |
| 213 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,180 | 28% below national |
| 214 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $36,160 | 28% below national |
| 215 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,060 | 29% below national |
| 216 | Knoxville, TN | $36,030 | 29% below national |
| 217 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $35,930 | 29% below national |
| 218 | Yuba City, CA | $35,880 | 29% below national |
| 219 | Bowling Green, KY | $35,820 | 29% below national |
| 220 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,780 | 29% below national |
| 221 | Warner Robins, GA | $35,710 | 29% below national |
| 222 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $35,690 | 29% below national |
| 223 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $35,680 | 29% below national |
| 224 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,680 | 29% below national |
| 225 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,680 | 29% below national |
| 226 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $35,630 | 30% below national |
| 227 | Lake Charles, LA | $35,430 | 30% below national |
| 228 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $35,040 | 31% below national |
| 229 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $35,000 | 31% below national |
| 230 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $34,990 | 31% below national |
| 231 | El Centro, CA | $34,940 | 31% below national |
| 232 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $34,690 | 31% below national |
| 233 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $34,600 | 32% below national |
| 234 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $34,560 | 32% below national |
| 235 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $34,370 | 32% below national |
| 236 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $34,320 | 32% below national |
| 237 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $34,320 | 32% below national |
| 238 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $33,980 | 33% below national |
| 239 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $33,900 | 33% below national |
| 240 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $33,670 | 33% below national |
| 241 | Mobile, AL | $33,490 | 34% below national |
| 242 | Jackson, MS | $33,330 | 34% below national |
| 243 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $33,260 | 34% below national |
| 244 | Laredo, TX | $33,120 | 34% below national |
| 245 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $32,140 | 36% below national |
| 246 | Odessa, TX | $31,910 | 37% below national |
| 247 | Charleston, WV | $30,940 | 39% below national |
| 248 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $30,840 | 39% below national |
| 249 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $30,410 | 40% below national |
| 250 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $30,240 | 40% below national |
| 251 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $30,190 | 40% below national |
| 252 | Sumter, SC | $30,110 | 40% below national |
| 253 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $29,320 | 42% below national |
| 254 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $28,790 | 43% below national |
| 255 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $27,810 | 45% below national |
| 256 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $27,220 | 46% below national |
| 257 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $26,030 | 49% below national |
| 258 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $26,010 | 49% below national |
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