Tax Preparers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 349 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Tax Preparers

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $83,600 770
San Francisco, CA $83,240 1,590
Alaska $77,010 80
Anchorage, AK $77,010 —
Southwest Minnesota $76,260 40
Jefferson City, MO $75,990 30

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $77,010 80
      Anchorage, AK $77,010 —
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alabama $33,490 550
      Mobile, AL $33,490 60
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $39,520 90
      Jonesboro, AR $36,620 30
      Little Rock, AR $36,530 170
      East Arkansas $36,180 40
      Arkansas $36,070 670
      West Arkansas $36,060 50
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $35,930 50
      North Arkansas $35,680 90
      South Arkansas $35,680 50
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $46,050 60
      Arizona $43,710 2,480
      Phoenix, AZ $43,710 1,800
      Tucson, AZ $38,960 350
      Prescott Valley, AZ $38,110 60
      Yuma, AZ $37,100 40
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $36,160 50
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $83,600 770
      San Francisco, CA $83,240 1,590
      Los Angeles, CA $74,670 4,240
      California $73,210 10,700
      Modesto, CA $64,630 170
      Fresno, CA $61,560 170
      Santa Cruz, CA $60,420 50
      Santa Rosa, CA $57,840 110
      Sacramento, CA $57,260 560
      North Coast Region of California $57,020 30
      San Luis Obispo, CA $50,630 —
      San Diego, CA $48,660 870
      Oxnard, CA $44,880 170
      Vallejo, CA $44,750 40
      Salinas, CA $44,530 70
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $44,520 40
      Bakersfield, CA $44,300 80
      Chico, CA $44,070 40
      Stockton, CA $43,540 70
      Redding, CA $39,950 30
      Merced, CA $38,420 30
      Riverside, CA $36,540 520
      Yuba City, CA $35,880 30
      El Centro, CA $34,940 30
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $64,170 100
      Colorado $62,860 2,420
      Denver, CO $62,860 —
      Fort Collins, CO $61,480 100
      Greeley, CO $61,420 50
      Colorado Springs, CO $58,910 190
      Northwest Colorado $57,440 50
      Southwest Colorado $57,440 40
      Grand Junction, CO $53,890 40
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $58,950 300
      Connecticut $48,950 700
      Hartford, CT $45,390 150
      Waterbury, CT $35,740 80
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $57,410 1,140
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sussex Delaware $49,400 40
      Dover, DE $47,720 40
      Delaware $42,110 250
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Port, FL $62,670 160
      South Florida $59,750 30
      Naples, FL $59,440 80
      Cape Coral, FL $58,020 150
      Ocala, FL $57,960 50
      Sebastian, FL $57,960 60
      Palm Bay, FL $56,660 80
      Lakeland, FL $56,610 130
      Punta Gorda, FL $50,000 50
      Tallahassee, FL $49,650 80
      Jacksonville, FL $48,940 260
      Florida $48,790 3,490
      Port St. Lucie, FL $48,760 90
      Miami, FL $48,600 —
      Tampa, FL $47,850 440
      Deltona, FL $46,570 —
      Orlando, FL $34,690 400
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Middle Georgia $42,340 40
      North Georgia $42,340 100
      Atlanta, GA $41,870 —
      Georgia $41,780 1,940
      South Georgia $38,990 70
      Warner Robins, GA $35,710 50
      Augusta, GA-SC $35,040 120
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $38,460 30
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $46,170 180
      Urban Honolulu, HI $44,920 140
      Hawaii / Kauai $29,210 —
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cedar Rapids, IA $61,840 —
      Dubuque, IA $61,330 50
      Iowa $57,440 600
      Des Moines, IA $56,200 240
      Davenport, IA-IL $54,610 60
      Northwest Iowa $50,210 60
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $48,650 30
      Southeast Iowa $47,650 —
      Northeast Iowa $45,950 50
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho $54,500 —
      Southeast-Central Idaho $53,380 40
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $46,680 40
      Boise City, ID $46,000 —
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Central Illinois $46,590 50
      Chicago, IL-IN $44,550 490
      Illinois $39,220 550
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $49,880 660
      Indiana $46,430 1,660
      Lafayette, IN $43,660 50
      Fort Wayne, IN $38,610 80
      Southern Indiana $38,260 120
      Evansville, IN $38,250 70
      Northern Indiana $37,760 100
      Terre Haute, IN $37,610 40
      Central Indiana $36,900 60
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $54,600 40
      Kansas $44,810 630
      Wichita, KS $43,720 140
      Kansas $38,640 200
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $39,360 150
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $38,620 300
      Kentucky $35,830 870
      Bowling Green, KY $35,820 50
      Central Kentucky $35,630 50
      West Kentucky $26,030 80
      South Central Kentucky $26,010 50
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Shreveport, LA $49,500 60
      Louisiana $37,430 840
      Lake Charles, LA $35,430 40
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $60,150 1,250
      Massachusetts $58,720 1,800
      Barnstable Town, MA $57,060 60
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $59,990 50
      Baltimore, MD $46,030 290
      Maryland $45,080 650
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $51,240 360
      Portland, ME $51,240 —
      Bangor, ME $48,160 40
      Northeast Maine $47,810 30
      Southwest Maine $46,170 50
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Rapids, MI $50,080 170
      Lansing, MI $46,980 70
      Kalamazoo, MI $46,960 40
      Detroit, MI $46,890 1,130
      Michigan $46,870 2,010
      Flint, MI $46,060 60
      Southern Michigan $42,400 —
      Northern Michigan $36,760 30
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $35,690 60
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Minnesota $76,260 40
      St. Cloud, MN $73,550 40
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $66,560 1,000
      Mankato, MN $65,530 50
      Minnesota $65,530 1,330
      Duluth, MN-WI $61,310 50
      Northwest Minnesota $58,080 80
      Southeast Minnesota $42,370 30
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jefferson City, MO $75,990 30
      Springfield, MO $56,820 160
      Kansas City, MO-KS $53,460 580
      St. Louis, MO-IL $44,990 390
      Missouri $42,280 1,300
      Central Missouri $35,440 60
      North Missouri $34,320 60
      Southwest Missouri $34,320 40
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper East Mississippi $43,740 100
      Lower West Mississippi $34,560 50
      Mississippi $33,390 620
      Jackson, MS $33,330 120
      Lower East Mississippi $30,240 60
      Gulfport, MS $29,320 100
      West Delta Mississippi $27,810 50
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Great Falls, MT $71,710 30
      Billings, MT $71,370 90
      Montana $71,370 340
      Helena, MT $59,170 30
      West Montana $55,960 70
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central North Carolina $56,990 180
      Charlotte, NC-SC $48,740 730
      Eastern North Carolina $48,060 130
      North Carolina $47,700 2,550
      Durham, NC $47,360 240
      Raleigh, NC $47,290 —
      Asheville, NC $47,050 90
      Winston, NC $47,040 210
      Wilmington, NC $46,640 150
      Hickory, NC $45,700 50
      Burlington, NC $44,880 30
      Fayetteville, NC $44,720 110
      Western North Carolina $44,160 180
      Greensboro, NC $43,150 120
      Jacksonville, NC $42,250 50
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $60,080 140
      North Dakota $59,130 300
      Bismarck, ND $58,050 70
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lincoln, NE $63,960 60
      Northeast Nebraska $63,580 60
      Northwest Nebraska $57,650 40
      Nebraska $49,020 580
      Omaha, NE-IA $49,020 200
      South Nebraska $38,580 80
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $65,880 40
      Central New Hampshire $61,990 50
      Southwestern New Hampshire $48,390 30
      New Hampshire $46,650 330
      Manchester, NH $46,590 120
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $56,440 2,460
      Atlantic City, NJ $45,720 90
      Vineland, NJ $36,900 50
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $47,460 40
      Albuquerque, NM $38,070 160
      New Mexico $38,070 340
      Eastern New Mexico $37,050 60
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $46,450 —
      Las Vegas, NV $41,480 —
      Nevada $41,480 1,210
      Balance of Nevada $38,420 50
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York $73,230 6,880
      New York, NY-NJ $71,990 6,870
      Ithaca, NY $60,470 40
      Capital/Northern New York $57,570 50
      Syracuse, NY $57,160 160
      Rochester, NY $57,010 240
      Buffalo, NY $56,520 290
      Kiryas Joel, NY $56,040 200
      Albany, NY $53,940 260
      Southwest New York $46,730 110
      Central East New York $45,790 90
      Utica, NY $44,950 50
      Binghamton, NY $37,240 60
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ohio $50,760 860
      Cleveland, OH $49,750 —
      West Northwestern Ohio $47,570 40
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $46,780 —
      Dayton, OH $46,340 70
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $37,720 100
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $39,360 650
      Oklahoma City, OK $37,890 480
      Oklahoma $37,860 1,690
      Southeast Oklahoma $33,980 200
      Northeast Oklahoma $33,670 100
      Northwest Oklahoma $33,260 80
      Southwest Oklahoma $28,790 50
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Medford, OR $64,790 130
      Salem, OR $58,330 140
      Albany, OR $58,220 30
      Portland, OR-WA $50,560 810
      Oregon $49,220 1,480
      Bend, OR $48,300 100
      Eugene, OR $47,990 110
      Coast Oregon $42,370 70
      Eastern Oregon $42,240 50
      Grants Pass, OR $39,560 40
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Pittsburgh, PA $66,940 350
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $57,130 1,480
      Lancaster, PA $47,840 70
      Pennsylvania $47,340 2,480
      Reading, PA $46,320 80
      Harrisburg, PA $43,270 110
      Erie, PA $42,990 30
      Scranton, PA $34,990 90
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $32,140 50
      Central Pennsylvania $30,840 80
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $49,500 320
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $56,070 —
      Rhode Island $56,070 —
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Florence, SC $61,820 90
      Greenville, SC $54,900 310
      Hilton Head Island, SC $45,510 50
      Columbia, SC $44,870 200
      Spartanburg, SC $38,270 70
      South Carolina $37,550 1,490
      Northwestern South Carolina $35,780 50
      Charleston, SC $34,600 170
      Sumter, SC $30,110 50
      Myrtle Beach, SC $27,220 80
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $60,930 170
      South Dakota $51,060 350
      East South Dakota $49,120 90
      Rapid City, SD $47,650 40
      West South Dakota $46,580 50
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $46,610 460
      Kingsport, TN-VA $42,700 50
      Knoxville, TN $36,030 —
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $35,680 100
      Tennessee $35,640 1,280
      Clarksville, TN-KY $35,000 50
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $33,900 190
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Houston, TX $68,160 1,500
      Dallas, TX $67,360 1,850
      Austin, TX $66,750 520
      Amarillo, TX $62,490 80
      Texas $61,510 5,930
      Midland, TX $61,410 30
      Waco, TX $60,730 —
      Corpus Christi, TX $49,850 80
      San Antonio, TX $48,500 380
      Tyler, TX $46,620 40
      Brownsville, TX $43,330 50
      North Region of Texas $43,200 100
      El Paso, TX $40,680 140
      San Angelo, TX $39,680 30
      Lubbock, TX $38,520 60
      McAllen, TX $37,380 70
      Hill Country Region of Texas $37,320 110
      Eastern Region of Texas $36,860 70
      College Station, TX $36,660 40
      Sherman, TX $35,960 30
      Killeen, TX $34,370 70
      Laredo, TX $33,120 50
      Odessa, TX $31,910 30
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $30,190 60
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $65,240 980
      Provo, UT $63,290 230
      Utah $58,660 1,470
      St. George, UT $49,640 60
      Ogden, UT $47,530 90
      High Desert Utah $47,090 40
      Logan, UT-ID $45,770 40
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Richmond, VA $62,340 350
      Harrisonburg, VA $61,560 50
      Virginia $59,220 2,200
      Roanoke, VA $57,700 60
      Lynchburg, VA $57,240 50
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $56,090 490
      Southwest Virginia $40,370 70
      West Virginia $30,470 320
      Southern West Virginia $29,920 40
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $54,240 —
      Burlington, VT $41,600 40
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $45,700 800
      Washington $45,120 1,350
      Bellingham, WA $39,630 40
      Spokane, WA $39,230 100
      Kennewick, WA $38,840 —
      Yakima, WA $38,480 40
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $56,890 370
      Racine, WI $49,830 40
      Eau Claire, WI $46,530 40
      Wisconsin $46,010 1,110
      Green Bay, WI $45,980 30
      Madison, WI $44,300 110
      Northeastern Wisconsin $43,680 90
      South Central Wisconsin $41,600 90
      Western Wisconsin $41,600 60
      Janesville, WI $41,110 40
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $30,940 80
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $30,410 40
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $62,460 30
      Wyoming $60,340 120