State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: Louisiana vs New York
Tax Preparers in New York earn a median of $71,850. In Louisiana, $38,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34% — not 46.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-46.1%
Louisiana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-34%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $38,740
- p25
- $28,210
- p75
- $56,300
- p10
- $24,920
- p90
- $61,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.