State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: New York vs South Dakota
Tax Preparers in New York earn a median of $71,850. In South Dakota, $52,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.3% — not 36.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.8%
New York vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+12.3%
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 Dakota
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $52,530
- p25
- $44,100
- p75
- $63,850
- p10
- $39,080
- p90
- $77,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.