State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: California vs Ohio
Tax Preparers in California earn a median of $70,030. In Ohio, $49,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.8% — not 42.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.9%
California vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+19.8%
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
Ohio
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $49,020
- p25
- $37,930
- p75
- $57,180
- p10
- $36,190
- p90
- $74,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.