State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: South Carolina vs Utah
Tax Preparers in Utah earn a median of $66,720. In South Carolina, $39,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38% — not 41.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.2%
South Carolina vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-38%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $39,220
- p25
- $30,930
- p75
- $71,810
- p10
- $28,040
- p90
- $80,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.