Compare One Occupation Across States
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Tax Preparers
Full tax preparers overview →U.S. mean $60,930 · median $54,920
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #1 | $79,160 | $71,850 | $38 | +29.9% | $39,010–$125,070 |
| Alaska | #2 | $77,490 | $62,360 | $37 | +27.2% | $40,340–$117,890 |
| Missouri | #3 | $72,120 | $62,780 | $35 | +18.4% | $31,400–$124,300 |
| California | #4 | $71,540 | $70,030 | $34 | +17.4% | $38,910–$104,000 |
| Nevada | #5 | $69,450 | $60,000 | $33 | +14% | $41,900–$99,500 |
| Montana | #6 | $68,980 | $63,080 | $33 | +13.2% | $44,300–$100,060 |
| Utah | #7 | $67,520 | $66,720 | $32 | +10.8% | $38,430–$102,840 |
| Colorado | #8 | $67,090 | $62,620 | $32 | +10.1% | $37,790–$97,980 |
| Wyoming | #9 | $67,030 | $57,990 | $32 | +10% | $37,830–$92,380 |
| Pennsylvania | #10 | $66,780 | $61,270 | $32 | +9.6% | $31,200–$103,570 |
| Oregon | #11 | $65,980 | $61,370 | $32 | +8.3% | $43,640–$96,550 |
| New Hampshire | #12 | $64,780 | $61,370 | $31 | +6.3% | $36,100–$97,020 |
| Minnesota | #13 | $62,780 | $59,200 | $30 | +3% | $36,520–$95,520 |
| Arizona | #14 | $62,650 | $44,770 | $30 | +2.8% | $36,970–$104,740 |
| North Dakota | #15 | $62,070 | $57,060 | $30 | +1.9% | $37,080–$89,310 |
| Virginia | #16 | $61,160 | $58,520 | $29 | +0.4% | $36,330–$98,700 |
| Iowa | #17 | $59,590 | $53,660 | $29 | -2.2% | $33,520–$84,700 |
| Massachusetts | #18 | $58,230 | $58,400 | $28 | -4.4% | $37,560–$82,700 |
| North Carolina | #19 | $57,820 | $48,130 | $28 | -5.1% | $35,480–$97,720 |
| Rhode Island | #20 | $57,010 | $57,680 | $27 | -6.4% | $52,000–$62,580 |
| Texas | #21 | $56,670 | $47,460 | $27 | -7% | $31,110–$86,950 |
| Mississippi | #22 | $56,640 | $50,670 | $27 | -7% | $29,140–$88,790 |
| Kansas | #23 | $55,950 | $47,300 | $27 | -8.2% | $30,980–$99,090 |
| South Dakota | #24 | $55,710 | $52,530 | $27 | -8.6% | $39,080–$77,480 |
| Georgia | #25 | $55,400 | $49,330 | $27 | -9.1% | $30,780–$97,020 |
| Florida | #26 | $54,670 | $49,020 | $26 | -10.3% | $30,380–$94,330 |
| Illinois | #27 | $54,530 | $54,480 | $26 | -10.5% | $33,030–$76,150 |
| Maryland | #28 | $54,350 | $47,020 | $26 | -10.8% | $37,700–$69,790 |
| Michigan | #29 | $54,160 | $46,400 | $26 | -11.1% | $29,600–$77,950 |
| Delaware | #30 | $54,020 | $51,960 | $26 | -11.3% | $37,910–$74,650 |
| New Jersey | #31 | $52,870 | $43,420 | $25 | -13.2% | $34,250–$77,640 |
| Connecticut | #32 | $52,350 | $41,130 | $25 | -14.1% | $35,740–$81,750 |
| Ohio | #33 | $52,310 | $49,020 | $25 | -14.1% | $36,190–$74,850 |
| Indiana | #34 | $51,820 | $45,710 | $25 | -15% | $27,190–$86,360 |
| South Carolina | #35 | $51,220 | $39,220 | $25 | -15.9% | $28,040–$80,880 |
| Maine | #36 | $49,600 | $47,150 | $24 | -18.6% | $38,800–$63,260 |
| Washington | #37 | $49,380 | $45,370 | $24 | -19% | $38,260–$71,480 |
| Wisconsin | #38 | $49,300 | $44,340 | $24 | -19.1% | $34,920–$73,130 |
| Oklahoma | #39 | $48,910 | $42,700 | $24 | -19.7% | $26,720–$82,210 |
| Nebraska | #40 | $46,910 | $43,010 | $23 | -23% | $30,920–$71,580 |
| Kentucky | #41 | $45,970 | $36,620 | $22 | -24.6% | $21,750–$80,690 |
| Tennessee | #42 | $45,740 | $36,600 | $22 | -24.9% | $27,770–$77,270 |
| Louisiana | #43 | $44,340 | $38,740 | $21 | -27.2% | $24,920–$61,880 |
| Arkansas | #44 | $43,350 | $35,040 | $21 | -28.9% | $28,990–$66,420 |
| Hawaii | #45 | $40,820 | $34,720 | $20 | -33% | $29,120–$69,270 |
| New Mexico | #46 | $40,770 | $38,060 | $20 | -33.1% | $27,250–$60,000 |
| West Virginia | #47 | $40,320 | $35,880 | $19 | -33.8% | $21,880–$63,760 |
| Alabama | #48 | $34,070 | $33,280 | $16 | -44.1% | $23,290–$48,020 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.