State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: New York vs North Dakota
Tax Preparers in New York earn a median of $71,850. In North Dakota, $57,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.9% — not 25.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.9%
New York vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+3.9%
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 Dakota
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $57,060
- p25
- $43,870
- p75
- $78,460
- p10
- $37,080
- p90
- $89,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.