State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: California vs Louisiana
Tax Preparers in California earn a median of $70,030. In Louisiana, $38,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44% — not 80.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+80.8%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+44%
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
Louisiana
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $38,740
- p25
- $28,210
- p75
- $56,300
- p10
- $24,920
- p90
- $61,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.