Tax Preparers Salary in the US
A tax preparers earns a national median of $54,920 a year (mean $60,930) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #492 of 825.
How much does a tax preparers earn in the US?
A tax preparers in the United States earns a median of $54,920 a year (mean $60,930), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 8% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 76,480 people work in this occupation (SOC 13-2082), ranked #492 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$54,920
per year
Mean
$60,930
per year
Employment
76,480
US workers
National rank
#492
of 825 by median
What a tax preparers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a tax preparers (SOC 13-2082) earns a median annual wage of $54,920 and a mean (average) of $60,930. The median is the midpoint — half of tax preparers earn more and half earn less — and is 8% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a tax preparers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for tax preparers is $54,920, and the mean (average) is $60,930. The median is the midpoint — half of tax preparers earn more and half earn less.
- How does tax preparers pay compare to the US average?
- At $54,920, a tax preparers earns 8% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many tax preparers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 76,480 tax preparers employed nationally (SOC 13-2082), across all industries.
- Where does this tax preparers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 13-2082. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 13-2082 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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