State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: California vs Oregon
Tax Preparers in California earn a median of $70,030. In Oregon, $61,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.6% — not 14.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.1%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+6.6%
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
Oregon
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $61,370
- p25
- $48,830
- p75
- $78,090
- p10
- $43,640
- p90
- $96,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.