State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: Maine vs New York
Tax Preparers in New York earn a median of $71,850. In Maine, $47,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.1% — not 34.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.4%
Maine vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-27.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maine
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $47,150
- p25
- $44,190
- p75
- $52,370
- p10
- $38,800
- p90
- $63,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.