State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: Nebraska vs New York
Tax Preparers in New York earn a median of $71,850. In Nebraska, $43,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.3% — not 40.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.1%
Nebraska vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-28.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $43,010
- p25
- $37,040
- p75
- $51,310
- p10
- $30,920
- p90
- $71,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.