State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: New Jersey vs New York
Tax Preparers in New York earn a median of $71,850. In New Jersey, $43,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.1% — not 39.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.6%
New Jersey vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-40.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $43,420
- p25
- $37,790
- p75
- $63,050
- p10
- $34,250
- p90
- $77,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.