State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: Maine vs Utah
Tax Preparers in Utah earn a median of $66,720. In Maine, $47,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28% — not 29.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.3%
Maine vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-28%
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
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.