State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: California vs Wisconsin
Tax Preparers in California earn a median of $70,030. In Wisconsin, $44,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.3% — not 57.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.9%
California vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+34.3%
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
Wisconsin
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $44,340
- p25
- $36,260
- p75
- $55,660
- p10
- $34,920
- p90
- $73,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.