State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: California vs New Hampshire
Tax Preparers in California earn a median of $70,030. In New Hampshire, $61,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.4% — not 14.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.1%
California vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+7.4%
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
New Hampshire
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $61,370
- p25
- $43,520
- p75
- $80,230
- p10
- $36,100
- p90
- $97,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.