State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: New York vs Rhode Island
Tax Preparers in New York earn a median of $71,850. In Rhode Island, $57,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.1% — not 24.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.6%
New York vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+18.1%
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
Rhode Island
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $57,680
- p25
- $52,000
- p75
- $59,790
- p10
- $52,000
- p90
- $62,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.