State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: California vs Florida
Tax Preparers in California earn a median of $70,030. In Florida, $49,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.4% — not 42.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.9%
California vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+33.4%
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
Florida
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $49,020
- p25
- $35,770
- p75
- $63,490
- p10
- $30,380
- p90
- $94,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.