State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: Louisiana vs Utah
Tax Preparers in Utah earn a median of $66,720. In Louisiana, $38,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.9% — not 41.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.9%
Louisiana vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-34.9%
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
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.