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Tax Preparers Salary by City
Tax Preparers Salary by City (2026)
196 metro areas · National average: $54,265 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Tax Preparers salaries across 196 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $80,370
$83,600
$44,740
$119,770
San Francisco, CA $79,570
$83,240
$43,200
$119,790
St. Cloud, MN $75,810
$73,550
$35,240
$128,020
New York, NY $74,640
$71,990
$38,400
$109,210
Great Falls, MT $74,560
$71,710
$37,250
$163,280
Minneapolis, MN $74,060
$66,560
$35,780
$133,880
North Port, FL $73,970
$62,670
$32,640
$105,960
Anchorage, AK $73,000
$77,010
$42,940
$108,840
Los Angeles, CA $72,850
$74,670
$36,250
$102,220
Billings, MT $71,950
$71,370
$47,390
$95,360
Mankato, MN $71,360
$65,530
$36,960
$103,760
San Luis Obispo, CA $70,550
$50,630
$35,780
$155,680
Salt Lake City, UT $69,740
$65,240
$47,860
$100,730
Pittsburgh, PA $69,100
$66,940
$32,990
$101,960
Duluth, MN $67,560
$61,310
$32,220
$121,590
Washington, DC $67,200
$57,410
$34,720
$114,780
Denver, CO $66,870
$62,860
$45,200
$94,320
Houston, TX $66,810
$68,160
$32,800
$96,560
Sebastian, FL $66,600
$57,960
$27,810
$96,440
Richmond, VA $66,170
$62,340
$33,180
$108,130
Cheyenne, WY $66,110
$62,460
$33,910
$89,220
Santa Rosa, CA $65,890
$57,840
$36,650
$115,180
Austin, TX $65,720
$66,750
$33,220
$99,560
Fort Collins, CO $65,700
$61,480
$34,830
$90,160
Provo, UT $65,250
$63,290
$37,260
$98,100
Des Moines, IA $65,110
$56,200
$47,670
$98,130
Boulder, CO $64,900
$64,170
$38,380
$98,410
Harrisonburg, VA $64,830
$61,560
$32,400
$108,790
Dallas, TX $64,630
$67,360
$31,110
$98,740
Bend, OR $64,230
$48,300
$39,320
$102,500
Cedar Rapids, IA $64,020
$61,840
$32,400
$96,620
Santa Cruz, CA $63,600
$60,420
$35,040
$82,990
Philadelphia, PA $63,080
$57,130
$31,470
$99,990
Naples, FL $62,950
$59,440
$32,420
$100,590
Ogden, UT $62,750
$47,530
$37,000
$98,620
Greenville, SC $62,650
$54,900
$26,160
$106,770
Topeka, KS $62,580
$54,600
$37,610
$101,700
Sacramento, CA $62,550
$57,260
$36,510
$98,470
Boston, MA $62,360
$60,150
$36,510
$89,790
San Diego, CA $62,350
$48,660
$35,950
$97,720
Florence, SC $62,110
$61,820
$21,470
$99,520
Portland, OR $62,040
$50,560
$40,830
$85,320
Ocala, FL $61,570
$57,960
$27,120
$103,490
Medford, OR $61,100
$64,790
$37,860
$72,570
Palm Bay, FL $60,740
$56,660
$33,450
$93,390
Salinas, CA $60,600
$44,530
$36,540
$118,970
Syracuse, NY $60,570
$57,160
$34,240
$103,590
Punta Gorda, FL $60,490
$50,000
$28,410
$96,150
Bridgeport, CT $60,460
$58,950
$40,540
$79,630
Stockton, CA $60,180
$43,540
$34,590
$105,260
Eugene, OR $59,970
$47,990
$37,440
$77,940
Rochester, NY $59,920
$57,010
$34,820
$100,890
Kiryas Joel, NY $59,820
$56,040
$35,680
$102,350
Lakeland, FL $59,600
$56,610
$31,170
$95,360
Fresno, CA $59,330
$61,560
$35,260
$78,120
Davenport, IA $59,240
$54,610
$32,090
$80,190
Bismarck, ND $59,220
$58,050
$36,600
$81,960
Ithaca, NY $59,150
$60,470
$34,290
$84,140
Phoenix, AZ $59,110
$43,710
$38,280
$100,410
Sioux Falls, SD $59,070
$60,930
$40,080
$78,750
Grand Junction, CO $59,020
$53,890
$35,620
$83,860
Kansas City, MO $59,020
$53,460
$35,700
$98,390
Fargo, ND $58,800
$60,080
$36,300
$84,080
Roanoke, VA $58,780
$57,700
$30,040
$95,840
Lynchburg, VA $58,720
$57,240
$30,310
$110,550
Colorado Springs, CO $58,510
$58,910
$33,850
$88,550
St. Louis, MO $58,070
$44,990
$35,590
$98,870
Midland, TX $57,570
$61,410
$29,100
$102,240
Tampa, FL $57,420
$47,850
$37,440
$91,270
Oxnard, CA $57,350
$44,880
$35,900
$99,080
Jacksonville, FL $57,050
$48,940
$28,460
$91,550
Milwaukee, WI $57,050
$56,890
$35,040
$87,710
Waco, TX $57,030
$60,730
$29,710
$77,790
Amarillo, TX $56,990
$62,490
$30,070
$88,440
Detroit, MI $56,730
$46,890
$29,160
$88,250
Lincoln, NE $56,660
$63,960
$32,020
$75,690
Virginia Beach, VA $56,660
$56,090
$24,960
$97,190
Bakersfield, CA $56,620
$44,300
$35,020
$96,240
Lancaster, PA $56,270
$47,840
$36,150
$86,180
Baltimore, MD $56,160
$46,030
$32,250
$98,110
San Juan, PR $56,110
$49,500
$30,570
$97,040
Harrisburg, PA $56,010
$43,270
$26,590
$99,650
Logan, UT $55,850
$45,770
$35,760
$80,550
Providence, RI $55,830
$56,070
$34,820
$70,270
Buffalo, NY $55,780
$56,520
$34,240
$82,970
Albany, NY $55,740
$53,940
$33,690
$79,320
Port St. Lucie, FL $55,690
$48,760
$29,780
$90,510
Chico, CA $55,630
$44,070
$34,520
$103,310
Barnstable Town, MA $55,520
$57,060
$35,640
$86,820
San Antonio, TX $55,200
$48,500
$29,730
$93,480
Durham, NC $55,070
$47,360
$33,260
$83,670
Corpus Christi, TX $54,950
$49,850
$28,820
$85,420
Charlotte, NC $54,770
$48,740
$28,460
$84,400
Tyler, TX $54,250
$46,620
$28,950
$93,200
Grand Rapids, MI $54,230
$50,080
$28,160
$79,910
St. George, UT $54,130
$49,640
$36,880
$83,700
Manchester, NH $53,550
$46,590
$31,730
$79,430
Cleveland, OH $53,530
$49,750
$38,470
$62,650
Portland, ME $53,350
$51,240
$49,090
$65,400
Tucson, AZ $53,160
$38,960
$33,910
$89,600
Merced, CA $52,550
$38,420
$35,150
$93,310
Asheville, NC $52,430
$47,050
$28,000
$80,510
Wichita, KS $52,190
$43,720
$23,010
$80,500
Winston, NC $52,050
$47,040
$35,060
$68,420
Wilmington, NC $52,010
$46,640
$37,110
$77,880
Fayetteville, AR $51,920
$39,520
$29,710
$97,980
Reading, PA $51,780
$46,320
$26,700
$93,040
Reno, NV $51,770
$46,450
$30,110
$77,940
Vallejo, CA $51,770
$44,750
$36,720
$88,680
Greensboro, NC $51,760
$43,150
$21,300
$98,200
Indianapolis, IN $51,670
$49,880
$30,930
$68,730
Urban Honolulu, HI $51,650
$44,920
$29,630
$79,600
Erie, PA $51,610
$42,990
$29,760
$86,350
Lansing, MI $51,130
$46,980
$28,230
$76,320
Madison, WI $51,090
$44,300
$33,170
$90,500
Rapid City, SD $51,000
$47,650
$38,420
$73,140
Nashville, TN $50,940
$46,610
$29,080
$81,720
Hartford, CT $50,900
$45,390
$38,480
$75,450
Burlington, VT $50,850
$41,600
$37,440
$65,820
Las Vegas, NV $50,790
$41,480
$28,860
$93,350
El Paso, TX $50,420
$40,680
$27,790
$80,580
San Angelo, TX $50,390
$39,680
$29,160
$81,680
Prescott Valley, AZ $50,310
$38,110
$34,630
$82,990
Miami, FL $50,200
$48,600
$25,170
$88,460
Omaha, NE $50,190
$49,020
$31,030
$81,360
Riverside, CA $50,180
$36,540
$35,560
$78,810
Eau Claire, WI $49,980
$46,530
$28,430
$86,390
Charleston, WV $49,840
$30,940
$21,730
$86,250
Hilton Head Island, SC $49,730
$45,510
$24,070
$81,650
Chicago, IL $49,660
$44,550
$32,000
$71,460
Dayton, OH $49,630
$46,340
$34,520
$63,190
Yuba City, CA $49,610
$35,880
$35,740
$100,450
Seattle, WA $49,450
$45,700
$37,800
$71,640
Utica, NY $49,450
$44,950
$33,720
$64,460
Hickory, NC $49,430
$45,700
$26,880
$80,450
Kennewick, WA $49,400
$38,840
$36,950
$75,380
Deltona, FL $49,230
$46,570
$26,970
$82,750
Kalamazoo, MI $49,090
$46,960
$28,090
$73,920
Atlantic City, NJ $49,040
$45,720
$33,040
$74,120
Lexington, KY $49,030
$39,360
$21,280
$81,370
Bangor, ME $48,980
$48,160
$37,440
$62,500
Redding, CA $48,940
$39,950
$36,190
$76,270
Columbia, SC $48,930
$44,870
$23,700
$75,860
Fort Smith, AR $48,850
$35,930
$27,700
$100,240
Flint, MI $48,780
$46,060
$26,900
$63,890
Orlando, FL $48,580
$34,690
$29,380
$91,070
Burlington, NC $48,570
$44,880
$24,380
$79,340
Brownsville, TX $48,040
$43,330
$24,890
$77,030
Green Bay, WI $47,640
$45,980
$29,700
$65,780
Spokane, WA $47,360
$39,230
$36,750
$66,750
Bellingham, WA $47,080
$39,630
$38,070
$74,960
Fayetteville, NC $46,820
$44,720
$27,120
$79,120
Cincinnati, OH $46,810
$46,780
$29,590
$58,830
Little Rock, AR $46,780
$36,530
$28,700
$80,820
Jacksonville, NC $46,760
$42,250
$29,360
$75,150
Lubbock, TX $46,610
$38,520
$28,270
$82,480
Tulsa, OK $46,470
$39,360
$28,460
$77,930
Yakima, WA $46,380
$38,480
$36,160
$67,180
Jonesboro, AR $46,270
$36,620
$29,120
$90,920
Janesville, WI $46,160
$41,110
$27,240
$79,140
Binghamton, NY $46,050
$37,240
$31,200
$64,920
Charleston, SC $46,020
$34,600
$23,410
$89,370
Lafayette, IN $46,020
$43,660
$29,540
$62,550
Lake Havasu City, AZ $45,860
$36,160
$32,400
$72,800
Vineland, NJ $45,570
$36,900
$33,280
$64,930
Atlanta, GA $45,310
$41,870
$29,990
$74,610
McAllen, TX $44,870
$37,380
$24,330
$78,270
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $44,660
$38,620
$21,780
$70,360
College Station, TX $44,130
$36,660
$29,410
$68,980
Evansville, IN $44,130
$38,250
$27,620
$61,490
Oklahoma City, OK $44,120
$37,890
$27,630
$77,240
Santa Fe, NM $43,640
$47,460
$30,430
$47,460
Knoxville, TN $43,150
$36,030
$27,120
$72,220
Albuquerque, NM $43,140
$38,070
$27,660
$65,140
Fort Wayne, IN $42,980
$38,610
$29,140
$60,430
Odessa, TX $42,670
$31,910
$27,790
$64,120
Chattanooga, TN $42,370
$35,680
$26,760
$66,020
Yuma, AZ $42,260
$37,100
$30,370
$71,450
El Centro, CA $42,110
$34,940
$33,280
$62,470
Gulfport, MS $41,610
$29,320
$28,790
$63,250
Memphis, TN $41,600
$33,900
$27,550
$72,790
Terre Haute, IN $41,460
$37,610
$27,120
$57,590
Jackson, MS $41,440
$33,330
$29,620
$58,720
Spartanburg, SC $41,280
$38,270
$26,940
$72,950
Warner Robins, GA $40,550
$35,710
$28,130
$63,660
Scranton, PA $40,460
$34,990
$25,880
$59,690
Killeen, TX $38,820
$34,370
$27,960
$60,970
Augusta, GA $38,780
$35,040
$22,480
$61,070
Laredo, TX $38,250
$33,120
$24,180
$59,010
Lake Charles, LA $37,360
$35,430
$21,840
$55,890
Myrtle Beach, SC $36,220
$27,220
$25,440
$69,970
Bowling Green, KY $35,740
$35,820
$17,460
$51,900
Sumter, SC $35,650
$30,110
$29,430
$58,150
Clarksville, TN $35,610
$35,000
$18,420
$53,780
Mobile, AL $34,300
$33,490
$29,630
$44,810
Huntington, WV $33,770
$30,410
$21,410
$52,850
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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