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Tax Preparers salary

The BLS estimates 76,480 Tax Preparers jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $54,920 (May 2025, SOC 13-2082). Across 52 metros with published figures, medians range from $35,410 in Memphis, TN-MS-AR to $84,240 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

TAX PREPARERS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$33,760P25$38,910MEDIAN$54,920P75$76,300P90$99,270
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$84,240 · 1,410 jobs
  2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$81,180 · 760 jobs
  3. Kansas City, MO-KS$78,920 · 560 jobs
  4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$71,300 · 8,100 jobs
  5. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$70,170 · 690 jobs
  6. St. Louis, MO-IL$69,210 · 380 jobs
  7. Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$66,920 · 670 jobs
  8. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$65,150 · 970 jobs
  9. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$65,120 · 3,250 jobs
  10. Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$64,240 · 250 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$71,300 · 8,100 jobs
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$65,120 · 3,250 jobs
  3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$47,020 · 1,780 jobs
  4. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$44,770 · 1,580 jobs
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$84,240 · 1,410 jobs
  6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$47,320 · 1,280 jobs
  7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$62,010 · 1,150 jobs
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$57,890 · 1,150 jobs
  9. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$60,170 · 1,130 jobs
  10. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$59,630 · 1,110 jobs

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Tax Preparers salary in the U.S.?

$54,920 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $38,910–$76,300.

Where do Tax Preparers earn the most?

Highest metro medians: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($84,240), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($81,180), Kansas City, MO-KS ($78,920). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.