State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: Arizona vs Utah
Tax Preparers in Utah earn a median of $66,720. In Arizona, $44,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.1% — not 32.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.9%
Arizona vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-34.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $44,770
- p25
- $41,690
- p75
- $77,320
- p10
- $36,970
- p90
- $104,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
Utah
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $66,720
- p25
- $48,210
- p75
- $80,550
- p10
- $38,430
- p90
- $102,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.