State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: New York vs Wisconsin
Tax Preparers in New York earn a median of $71,850. In Wisconsin, $44,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.3% — not 62%.
Nominal pay gap
+62%
New York vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+41.3%
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
Wisconsin
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $44,340
- p25
- $36,260
- p75
- $55,660
- p10
- $34,920
- p90
- $73,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.