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State comparison · 2025

Tax Preparers salary: New York vs Pennsylvania

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Tax Preparers in New York earn a median of $71,850. In Pennsylvania, $61,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.1% — not 17.3%.

Nominal pay gap
+17.3%
New York vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+6.1%
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
See full breakdown for New York

Pennsylvania

Tax Preparers

Median
$61,270
p25
$39,020
p75
$81,450
p10
$31,200
p90
$103,570
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
97.6
See full breakdown for Pennsylvania

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.