State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: New York vs North Carolina
Tax Preparers in New York earn a median of $71,850. In North Carolina, $48,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.5% — not 49.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.3%
New York vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+30.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
North Carolina
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $48,130
- p25
- $43,820
- p75
- $72,840
- p10
- $35,480
- p90
- $97,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.