State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: California vs Indiana
Tax Preparers in California earn a median of $70,030. In Indiana, $45,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.1% — not 53.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.2%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+29.1%
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
Indiana
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $45,710
- p25
- $38,250
- p75
- $61,660
- p10
- $27,190
- p90
- $86,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.