State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: Iowa vs New York
Tax Preparers in New York earn a median of $71,850. In Iowa, $53,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.2% — not 25.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.3%
Iowa vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-8.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $53,660
- p25
- $38,970
- p75
- $73,660
- p10
- $33,520
- p90
- $84,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
New York
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $71,850
- p25
- $57,030
- p75
- $101,070
- p10
- $39,010
- p90
- $125,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.