---
title: "Tax Preparer Salary by City"
description: "Tax Preparer pay in 186 US metro areas (BLS OEWS May 2025)."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/tax-preparer/salary-by-city"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
---

# Tax Preparer salary by city

Mean annual wage for Tax Preparer in 186 US metro areas with their own BLS estimate (OEWS May 2025, via the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file). National mean: $60,930. Entry and experienced are DOL prevailing-wage Levels I and IV, not percentiles.

| Rank | Metro area | Mean | Entry (Level I) | Experienced (Level IV) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [San Francisco, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-francisco-ca) | $84,300 | $57,820 | $97,340 |
| 2 | [San Jose, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-jose-ca) | $83,550 | $54,560 | $97,840 |
| 3 | [Kansas City, MO-KS](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/kansas-city-mo) | $82,530 | $41,040 | $102,980 |
| 4 | [Anchorage, AK](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/anchorage-ak) | $77,630 | $40,870 | $95,720 |
| 5 | Jefferson City, MO | $77,170 | $45,740 | $92,660 |
| 6 | Waco, TX | $76,420 | $51,960 | $88,480 |
| 7 | [New York, NY-NJ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/new-york-ny) | $75,630 | $43,890 | $91,250 |
| 8 | [St. Louis, MO-IL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/st-louis-mo) | $74,880 | $37,000 | $93,540 |
| 9 | [Salt Lake City, UT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/salt-lake-city-ut) | $72,240 | $49,520 | $83,410 |
| 10 | [Denver, CO](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/denver-co) | $72,160 | $42,620 | $86,690 |
| 11 | [Santa Rosa, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/santa-rosa-ca) | $71,340 | $52,520 | $80,620 |
| 12 | [Las Vegas, NV](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/las-vegas-nv) | $70,640 | $42,100 | $84,700 |
| 13 | Billings, MT | $70,220 | $48,260 | $81,040 |
| 14 | [San Diego, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-diego-ca) | $69,700 | $42,890 | $82,910 |
| 15 | [Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/philadelphia-pa) | $68,720 | $36,250 | $84,740 |
| 16 | [Salinas, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/salinas-ca) | $68,200 | $42,350 | $80,930 |
| 17 | [Los Angeles, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/los-angeles-ca) | $68,140 | $38,600 | $82,700 |
| 18 | [Provo, UT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/provo-ut) | $67,810 | $43,040 | $80,020 |
| 19 | [Stockton, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/stockton-ca) | $67,450 | $46,180 | $77,920 |
| 20 | Helena, MT | $67,410 | $48,730 | $76,610 |
| 21 | [Portland, OR-WA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/portland-or) | $67,310 | $44,930 | $78,310 |
| 22 | [Syracuse, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/syracuse-ny) | $67,180 | $42,080 | $79,560 |
| 23 | [Modesto, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/modesto-ca) | $66,980 | $42,950 | $78,810 |
| 24 | [Des Moines, IA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/des-moines-ia) | $66,960 | $42,240 | $79,140 |
| 25 | [Sacramento, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/sacramento-ca) | $66,850 | $46,280 | $76,980 |
| 26 | Amarillo, TX | $66,640 | $39,960 | $79,790 |
| 27 | [Pittsburgh, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/pittsburgh-pa) | $66,620 | $33,280 | $83,030 |
| 28 | Fargo, ND-MN | $66,580 | $42,430 | $78,460 |
| 29 | [Rochester, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/rochester-ny) | $66,390 | $35,570 | $81,580 |
| 30 | Santa Cruz, CA | $66,290 | $44,840 | $76,860 |
| 31 | Florence, SC | $65,790 | $31,700 | $82,600 |
| 32 | [Boulder, CO](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/boulder-co) | $65,600 | $41,770 | $77,330 |
| 33 | [Phoenix, AZ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/phoenix-az) | $65,350 | $40,730 | $77,500 |
| 34 | [Buffalo, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/buffalo-ny) | $65,310 | $39,980 | $77,790 |
| 35 | Bend, OR | $65,250 | $47,490 | $74,010 |
| 36 | Sebastian, FL | $65,170 | $34,690 | $80,180 |
| 37 | Medford, OR | $64,850 | $45,740 | $74,260 |
| 38 | [Richmond, VA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/richmond-va) | $64,770 | $38,460 | $77,730 |
| 39 | [Springfield, MO](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/springfield-mo) | $64,650 | $32,470 | $80,480 |
| 40 | [Reno, NV](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/reno-nv) | $64,560 | $48,150 | $72,650 |
| 41 | [Albany, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/albany-ny) | $64,250 | $41,680 | $75,380 |
| 42 | [Kiryas Joel, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/kiryas-joel-ny) | $64,250 | $39,480 | $76,460 |
| 43 | [Bakersfield, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/bakersfield-ca) | $64,110 | $41,910 | $75,050 |
| 44 | San Luis Obispo, CA | $63,840 | $43,330 | $73,920 |
| 45 | [Charlotte, NC-SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/charlotte-nc) | $63,670 | $38,830 | $75,880 |
| 46 | [Minneapolis, MN-WI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/minneapolis-mn) | $63,480 | $40,210 | $74,960 |
| 47 | [Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/washington-dc) | $63,460 | $41,560 | $74,260 |
| 48 | [Greenville, SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/greenville-sc) | $63,380 | $32,070 | $78,790 |
| 49 | [Oxnard, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/oxnard-ca) | $63,360 | $44,220 | $72,780 |
| 50 | Vallejo, CA | $63,340 | $44,950 | $72,380 |
| 51 | [Boise City, ID](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/boise-city-id) | $63,270 | $31,120 | $79,100 |
| 52 | [Davenport, IA-IL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/davenport-ia) | $62,710 | $35,780 | $75,960 |
| 53 | Dubuque, IA | $62,500 | $40,190 | $73,510 |
| 54 | Erie, PA | $62,440 | $37,340 | $74,800 |
| 55 | [Eugene, OR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/eugene-or) | $62,030 | $42,740 | $71,530 |
| 56 | Redding, CA | $62,000 | $42,430 | $71,660 |
| 57 | [Salem, OR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/salem-or) | $61,820 | $45,070 | $70,050 |
| 58 | Albany, OR | $61,760 | $42,890 | $71,050 |
| 59 | [Durham, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/durham-nc) | $61,570 | $39,400 | $72,510 |
| 60 | [Lancaster, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lancaster-pa) | $61,510 | $39,560 | $72,320 |
| 61 | Greeley, CO | $61,320 | $37,190 | $73,200 |
| 62 | [Boston, MA-NH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/boston-ma) | $60,940 | $40,250 | $71,140 |
| 63 | [Bridgeport, CT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/bridgeport-ct) | $60,880 | $38,080 | $72,110 |
| 64 | [Naples, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/naples-fl) | $60,880 | $35,570 | $73,360 |
| 65 | St. Cloud, MN | $60,740 | $37,150 | $72,340 |
| 66 | [Harrisburg, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/harrisburg-pa) | $60,610 | $35,980 | $72,720 |
| 67 | [Charleston, SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/charleston-sc) | $60,510 | $34,670 | $73,240 |
| 68 | Logan, UT-ID | $59,740 | $40,910 | $69,010 |
| 69 | [North Port, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/north-port-fl) | $59,610 | $34,340 | $72,070 |
| 70 | [Austin, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/austin-tx) | $59,550 | $36,520 | $70,890 |
| 71 | [Tucson, AZ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/tucson-az) | $59,490 | $36,340 | $70,910 |
| 72 | [Lansing, MI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lansing-mi) | $59,400 | $37,130 | $70,370 |
| 73 | [Wichita, KS](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/wichita-ks) | $59,280 | $36,710 | $70,390 |
| 74 | [Sioux Falls, SD-MN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/sioux-falls-sd) | $59,160 | $42,020 | $67,620 |
| 75 | Prescott Valley, AZ | $59,070 | $35,630 | $70,620 |
| 76 | Punta Gorda, FL | $58,880 | $33,590 | $71,360 |
| 77 | [Manchester, NH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/manchester-nh) | $58,680 | $36,320 | $69,680 |
| 78 | [Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/louisville-jefferson-county-ky) | $58,470 | $30,490 | $72,240 |
| 79 | [Grand Rapids, MI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/grand-rapids-mi) | $58,340 | $37,380 | $68,680 |
| 80 | [Fresno, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/fresno-ca) | $58,160 | $38,830 | $67,660 |
| 81 | [Houston, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/houston-tx) | $58,050 | $34,670 | $69,560 |
| 82 | [Cape Coral, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/cape-coral-fl) | $57,990 | $33,700 | $69,950 |
| 83 | [Atlanta, GA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/atlanta-ga) | $57,910 | $34,670 | $69,370 |
| 84 | [Dallas, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/dallas-tx) | $57,780 | $34,530 | $69,220 |
| 85 | Binghamton, NY | $57,660 | $35,320 | $68,660 |
| 86 | [El Paso, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/el-paso-tx) | $57,660 | $45,910 | $63,440 |
| 87 | Grand Junction, CO | $57,640 | $36,460 | $68,080 |
| 88 | [Tampa, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/tampa-fl) | $57,620 | $37,900 | $67,330 |
| 89 | Rapid City, SD | $57,470 | $44,990 | $63,610 |
| 90 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $57,450 | $35,860 | $68,080 |
| 91 | [Asheville, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/asheville-nc) | $57,430 | $36,210 | $67,890 |
| 92 | Lafayette, IN | $57,300 | $32,300 | $69,620 |
| 93 | Ocala, FL | $56,950 | $32,010 | $69,240 |
| 94 | Midland, TX | $56,800 | $35,590 | $67,250 |
| 95 | [Tulsa, OK](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/tulsa-ok) | $56,760 | $31,990 | $68,950 |
| 96 | [Jacksonville, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/jacksonville-fl) | $56,720 | $34,110 | $67,870 |
| 97 | [Ogden, UT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/ogden-ut) | $56,560 | $37,360 | $66,000 |
| 98 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $56,490 | $35,880 | $66,640 |
| 99 | [Roanoke, VA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/roanoke-va) | $56,490 | $35,570 | $66,790 |
| 100 | [Baltimore, MD](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/baltimore-md) | $56,160 | $40,190 | $64,020 |
| 101 | [Wilmington, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/wilmington-nc) | $56,120 | $37,880 | $65,100 |
| 102 | College Station, TX | $56,100 | $32,200 | $67,870 |
| 103 | Duluth, MN-WI | $55,830 | $35,530 | $65,830 |
| 104 | [Detroit, MI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/detroit-mi) | $55,760 | $34,720 | $66,140 |
| 105 | [Providence, RI-MA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/providence-ri) | $55,540 | $45,610 | $60,420 |
| 106 | [Raleigh, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/raleigh-nc) | $55,450 | $39,790 | $63,170 |
| 107 | [Dayton, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/dayton-oh) | $55,410 | $36,550 | $64,710 |
| 108 | Charleston, WV | $55,370 | $30,370 | $67,680 |
| 109 | Fayetteville, NC | $55,330 | $37,040 | $64,310 |
| 110 | [Chicago, IL-IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/chicago-il) | $55,160 | $37,230 | $64,000 |
| 111 | Barnstable Town, MA | $55,120 | $38,520 | $63,290 |
| 112 | [Colorado Springs, CO](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/colorado-springs-co) | $55,100 | $35,360 | $64,810 |
| 113 | [Greensboro, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/greensboro-nc) | $55,080 | $36,230 | $64,360 |
| 114 | [Lakeland, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lakeland-fl) | $54,640 | $31,950 | $65,810 |
| 115 | [Nashville, TN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/nashville-tn) | $54,500 | $32,140 | $65,520 |
| 116 | [San Juan, PR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-juan-pr) | $54,410 | $30,930 | $65,980 |
| 117 | [Virginia Beach, VA-NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/virginia-beach-va) | $54,350 | $36,300 | $63,230 |
| 118 | [Lincoln, NE](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lincoln-ne) | $54,330 | $36,860 | $62,940 |
| 119 | [Deltona, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/deltona-fl) | $54,160 | $31,990 | $65,080 |
| 120 | [Fort Wayne, IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/fort-wayne-in) | $53,660 | $33,820 | $63,440 |
| 121 | Tyler, TX | $53,500 | $31,100 | $64,520 |
| 122 | [Orlando, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/orlando-fl) | $53,440 | $30,870 | $64,540 |
| 123 | [Tallahassee, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/tallahassee-fl) | $53,410 | $31,600 | $64,170 |
| 124 | [Milwaukee, WI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/milwaukee-wi) | $53,310 | $35,360 | $62,150 |
| 125 | [Hickory, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/hickory-nc) | $53,210 | $37,070 | $61,150 |
| 126 | [Winston, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/winston-nc) | $53,040 | $36,280 | $61,300 |
| 127 | [Portland, ME](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/portland-me) | $52,400 | $42,870 | $57,100 |
| 128 | [Port St. Lucie, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/port-st-lucie-fl) | $52,310 | $31,050 | $62,750 |
| 129 | [Indianapolis, IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/indianapolis-in) | $51,920 | $32,410 | $61,530 |
| 130 | [Seattle, WA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/seattle-wa) | $51,850 | $42,310 | $56,580 |
| 131 | [Corpus Christi, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/corpus-christi-tx) | $51,670 | $29,640 | $62,520 |
| 132 | [Palm Bay, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/palm-bay-fl) | $51,460 | $32,950 | $60,590 |
| 133 | [Lexington, KY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lexington-ky) | $51,400 | $28,330 | $62,750 |
| 134 | [Little Rock, AR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/little-rock-ar) | $51,400 | $29,810 | $62,030 |
| 135 | [Gulfport, MS](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/gulfport-ms) | $51,360 | $30,220 | $61,760 |
| 136 | Chico, CA | $50,860 | $37,650 | $57,370 |
| 137 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | $50,670 | $34,860 | $58,470 |
| 138 | [Madison, WI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/madison-wi) | $50,460 | $35,380 | $57,870 |
| 139 | Grants Pass, OR | $50,250 | $37,020 | $56,780 |
| 140 | Sherman, TX | $49,820 | $27,680 | $60,720 |
| 141 | Jacksonville, NC | $49,710 | $34,940 | $56,990 |
| 142 | St. George, UT | $49,440 | $38,020 | $55,080 |
| 143 | [Miami, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/miami-fl) | $49,190 | $29,330 | $58,970 |
| 144 | [Green Bay, WI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/green-bay-wi) | $49,090 | $35,380 | $55,830 |
| 145 | Kennewick, WA | $49,050 | $40,330 | $53,350 |
| 146 | Warner Robins, GA | $48,960 | $29,950 | $58,320 |
| 147 | Dover, DE | $48,880 | $35,860 | $55,290 |
| 148 | [Fayetteville, AR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/fayetteville-ar) | $48,440 | $29,100 | $57,970 |
| 149 | [Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/cincinnati-oh) | $48,360 | $32,680 | $56,100 |
| 150 | [Knoxville, TN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/knoxville-tn) | $48,260 | $28,580 | $57,950 |
| 151 | Racine, WI | $48,260 | $32,550 | $55,970 |
| 152 | [Scranton, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/scranton-pa) | $48,190 | $31,700 | $56,310 |
| 153 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $48,110 | $32,140 | $55,990 |
| 154 | [Lubbock, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lubbock-tx) | $48,010 | $30,560 | $56,600 |
| 155 | Evansville, IN | $47,690 | $31,100 | $55,890 |
| 156 | [Oklahoma City, OK](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/oklahoma-city-ok) | $47,420 | $29,700 | $56,160 |
| 157 | [Augusta, GA-SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/augusta-ga) | $47,170 | $28,480 | $56,390 |
| 158 | Janesville, WI | $47,050 | $31,370 | $54,790 |
| 159 | [McAllen, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/mcallen-tx) | $47,010 | $28,310 | $56,200 |
| 160 | [Hartford, CT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/hartford-ct) | $46,740 | $36,400 | $51,810 |
| 161 | [Brownsville, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/brownsville-tx) | $46,700 | $28,180 | $55,810 |
| 162 | [Spokane, WA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/spokane-wa) | $46,200 | $37,210 | $50,630 |
| 163 | Bellingham, WA | $45,860 | $38,920 | $49,280 |
| 164 | [Omaha, NE-IA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/omaha-ne) | $45,780 | $36,090 | $50,540 |
| 165 | [Atlantic City, NJ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/atlantic-city-nj) | $45,550 | $33,800 | $51,360 |
| 166 | [Shreveport, LA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/shreveport-la) | $45,260 | $27,910 | $53,810 |
| 167 | [Waterbury, CT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/waterbury-ct) | $45,240 | $35,340 | $50,110 |
| 168 | Yuma, AZ | $44,840 | $32,300 | $51,020 |
| 169 | Eau Claire, WI | $44,620 | $31,490 | $51,080 |
| 170 | Kingsport, TN-VA | $44,570 | $27,390 | $53,040 |
| 171 | [Chattanooga, TN-GA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/chattanooga-tn) | $44,320 | $29,540 | $51,630 |
| 172 | Terre Haute, IN | $44,220 | $29,890 | $51,270 |
| 173 | [Columbia, SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/columbia-sc) | $43,890 | $27,680 | $51,850 |
| 174 | [Memphis, TN-MS-AR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/memphis-tn) | $43,430 | $25,900 | $52,060 |
| 175 | [Killeen, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/killeen-tx) | $42,140 | $32,280 | $47,010 |
| 176 | Vineland, NJ | $41,930 | $33,650 | $46,010 |
| 177 | [Albuquerque, NM](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/albuquerque-nm) | $41,620 | $28,560 | $48,070 |
| 178 | Lake Charles, LA | $41,390 | $24,440 | $49,730 |
| 179 | [Urban Honolulu, HI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/urban-honolulu-hi) | $41,370 | $29,540 | $47,220 |
| 180 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $41,200 | $27,830 | $47,780 |
| 181 | Bowling Green, KY | $40,270 | $25,360 | $47,630 |
| 182 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $39,770 | $24,210 | $47,420 |
| 183 | [Spartanburg, SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/spartanburg-sc) | $38,790 | $27,660 | $44,280 |
| 184 | Huntington, WV-KY-OH | $38,500 | $22,710 | $46,260 |
| 185 | Myrtle Beach, SC | $37,750 | $28,620 | $42,270 |
| 186 | Sumter, SC | $33,530 | $29,720 | $35,400 |

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