Tax Preparers salary
The median pay for tax preparers in the United States is $54,920 a year. About 76,480 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $33,760
- 25th percentile
- $38,910
- Median percentile
- $54,920
- 75th percentile
- $76,300
- 90th percentile
- $99,270
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New York $71,850
- California $70,030
- Utah $66,720
- Montana $63,080
- Missouri $62,780
- Colorado $62,620
- Alaska $62,360
- New Hampshire $61,370
- Oregon $61,370
- Pennsylvania $61,270
- Nevada $60,000
- Minnesota $59,200
- Virginia $58,520
- Massachusetts $58,400
- Wyoming $57,990
- North Dakota $57,060
- Illinois $54,480
- Iowa $53,660
- South Dakota $52,530
- Delaware $51,960
- Mississippi $50,670
- Georgia $49,330
- Ohio $49,020
- North Carolina $48,130
- Texas $47,460
- Kansas $47,300
- Maine $47,150
- Maryland $47,020
- Michigan $46,400
- Indiana $45,710
- Washington $45,370
- Arizona $44,770
- Wisconsin $44,340
- New Jersey $43,420
- Nebraska $43,010
- Oklahoma $42,700
- Connecticut $41,130
- South Carolina $39,220
- Louisiana $38,740
- New Mexico $38,060
- Kentucky $36,620
- Tennessee $36,600
- West Virginia $35,880
- Arkansas $35,040
- Alabama $33,280
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $84,240
- San Jose, CA $81,180
- Kansas City, MO $78,920
- Jefferson City, MO $75,990
- Santa Cruz, CA $71,800
- New York, NY $71,300
- Amarillo, TX $70,980
- San Diego, CA $70,170
- St. Louis, MO $69,210
- Salt Lake City, UT $66,920
- Billings, MT $65,930
- Santa Rosa, CA $65,930
- Boulder, CO $65,410
- Fargo, ND $65,320
- Denver, CO $65,150
- Los Angeles, CA $65,120
- Waco, TX $65,020
- Modesto, CA $64,630
- Provo, UT $64,240
- Florence, SC $63,600
- Des Moines, IA $63,560
- Greenville, SC $63,460
- Salinas, CA $63,060
- Bend, OR $62,950
- Charleston, SC $62,350
- Albany, NY $62,290
- Richmond, VA $62,160
- Oxnard, CA $62,050
- Philadelphia, PA $62,010
- Vallejo, CA $61,930
- Reno, NV $61,790
- Stockton, CA $61,460
- Greeley, CO $61,420
- Portland, OR $61,350
- Dubuque, IA $61,330
- Eugene, OR $61,300
- Syracuse, NY $61,290
- Redding, CA $61,200
- Pittsburgh, PA $61,140
- Rapid City, SD $61,100
- Minneapolis, MN $60,650
- Sacramento, CA $60,430
- Davenport, IA $60,280
- Wichita, KS $60,260
- Kiryas Joel, NY $60,210
- Rochester, NY $60,180
- Las Vegas, NV $60,170
- Buffalo, NY $60,040
- Boston, MA $59,630
- Naples, FL $59,610
- Lancaster, PA $59,550
- Sebastian, FL $59,330
- St. Cloud, MN $59,290
- Helena, MT $59,170
- Fresno, CA $58,970
- Colorado Springs, CO $58,900
- Erie, PA $58,460
- Bridgeport, CT $58,370
- Salem, OR $58,330
- Albany, OR $58,220
- Cape Coral, FL $58,020
- Deltona, FL $57,920
- Washington, DC $57,890
- Harrisburg, PA $57,770
- Providence, RI $57,680
- Medford, OR $57,640
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $57,220
- Durham, NC $57,090
- Barnstable Town, MA $56,960
- Springfield, MO $56,820
- Anchorage, AK $56,740
- Baltimore, MD $56,160
- Grand Junction, CO $55,640
- Binghamton, NY $54,880
- Ocala, FL $54,880
- Grand Rapids, MI $54,570
- Roanoke, VA $53,630
- Manchester, NH $52,570
- Sioux Falls, SD $52,530
- Wilmington, NC $52,220
- Lansing, MI $51,870
- Cedar Rapids, IA $51,820
- Milwaukee, WI $50,430
- Charlotte, NC $50,350
- Punta Gorda, FL $50,300
- Orlando, FL $50,220
- Duluth, MN $50,170
- Racine, WI $49,830
- Gulfport, MS $49,680
- Tallahassee, FL $49,650
- Brownsville, TX $49,630
- Shreveport, LA $49,500
- Oklahoma City, OK $49,450
- Chicago, IL $48,670
- Sioux City, IA $48,650
- Tampa, FL $48,550
- Logan, UT $48,500
- Ogden, UT $48,210
- Austin, TX $48,150
- Nashville, TN $48,080
- Hickory, NC $47,940
- Asheville, NC $47,930
- Seattle, WA $47,860
- Winston, NC $47,860
- Dover, DE $47,720
- Lincoln, NE $47,590
- Houston, TX $47,320
- Dallas, TX $47,020
- Tucson, AZ $46,960
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $46,680
- Detroit, MI $46,450
- St. George, UT $46,380
- Lafayette, IN $46,300
- Midland, TX $46,210
- Port St. Lucie, FL $46,100
- Fort Wayne, IN $45,930
- Palm Bay, FL $45,820
- Madison, WI $45,810
- Indianapolis, IN $45,780
- Lakeland, FL $45,660