State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: New York vs South Carolina
Tax Preparers in New York earn a median of $71,850. In South Carolina, $39,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.1% — not 83.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+83.2%
New York vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+59.1%
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
South Carolina
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $39,220
- p25
- $30,930
- p75
- $71,810
- p10
- $28,040
- p90
- $80,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.