State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: California vs South Carolina
Tax Preparers in California earn a median of $70,030. In South Carolina, $39,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.1% — not 78.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+78.6%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+51.1%
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
South Carolina
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $39,220
- p25
- $30,930
- p75
- $71,810
- p10
- $28,040
- p90
- $80,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.