State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: California vs Nebraska
Tax Preparers in California earn a median of $70,030. In Nebraska, $43,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.5% — not 62.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+62.8%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+32.5%
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
Nebraska
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $43,010
- p25
- $37,040
- p75
- $51,310
- p10
- $30,920
- p90
- $71,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.