State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: New York vs Oklahoma
Tax Preparers in New York earn a median of $71,850. In Oklahoma, $42,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.9% — not 68.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+68.3%
New York vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+36.9%
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
Oklahoma
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $42,700
- p25
- $29,530
- p75
- $50,840
- p10
- $26,720
- p90
- $82,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.