State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: California vs West Virginia
Tax Preparers in California earn a median of $70,030. In West Virginia, $35,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 57.8% — not 95.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+95.2%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+57.8%
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
West Virginia
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $35,880
- p25
- $29,840
- p75
- $40,240
- p10
- $21,880
- p90
- $63,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.