State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: North Carolina vs Utah
Tax Preparers in Utah earn a median of $66,720. In North Carolina, $48,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.3% — not 27.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.9%
North Carolina vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-24.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $48,130
- p25
- $43,820
- p75
- $72,840
- p10
- $35,480
- p90
- $97,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
Utah
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $66,720
- p25
- $48,210
- p75
- $80,550
- p10
- $38,430
- p90
- $102,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.