State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: Montana vs New York
Tax Preparers in New York earn a median of $71,850. In Montana, $63,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.1% — not 12.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-12.2%
Montana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+0.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $63,080
- p25
- $47,470
- p75
- $82,850
- p10
- $44,300
- p90
- $100,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.