State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: New York vs Virginia
Tax Preparers in New York earn a median of $71,850. In Virginia, $58,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15% — not 22.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.8%
New York vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+15%
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
Virginia
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $58,520
- p25
- $40,960
- p75
- $70,480
- p10
- $36,330
- p90
- $98,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.