State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: California vs Connecticut
Tax Preparers in California earn a median of $70,030. In Connecticut, $41,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.3% — not 70.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.3%
California vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+59.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $70,030
- p25
- $47,420
- p75
- $84,890
- p10
- $38,910
- p90
- $104,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
Connecticut
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $41,130
- p25
- $36,840
- p75
- $60,660
- p10
- $35,740
- p90
- $81,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.