State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: Iowa vs Utah
Tax Preparers in Utah earn a median of $66,720. In Iowa, $53,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.4% — not 19.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.6%
Iowa vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-9.4%
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
Utah
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $66,720
- p25
- $48,210
- p75
- $80,550
- p10
- $38,430
- p90
- $102,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.