State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: New York vs West Virginia
Tax Preparers in New York earn a median of $71,850. In West Virginia, $35,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 66.1% — not 100.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+100.3%
New York vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+66.1%
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
West Virginia
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $35,880
- p25
- $29,840
- p75
- $40,240
- p10
- $21,880
- p90
- $63,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.