State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: Montana vs Utah
Tax Preparers in Utah earn a median of $66,720. In Montana, $63,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.2% — not 5.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.5%
Montana vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-1.2%
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
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.