State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: North Dakota vs Utah
Tax Preparers in Utah earn a median of $66,720. In North Dakota, $57,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5% — not 14.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.5%
North Dakota vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $57,060
- p25
- $43,870
- p75
- $78,460
- p10
- $37,080
- p90
- $89,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.