State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: Ohio vs Utah
Tax Preparers in Utah earn a median of $66,720. In Ohio, $49,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.7% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.5%
Ohio vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-21.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $49,020
- p25
- $37,930
- p75
- $57,180
- p10
- $36,190
- p90
- $74,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.