State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: California vs Virginia
Tax Preparers in California earn a median of $70,030. In Virginia, $58,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.3% — not 19.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.7%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+9.3%
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
Virginia
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $58,520
- p25
- $40,960
- p75
- $70,480
- p10
- $36,330
- p90
- $98,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.