State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: South Dakota vs Utah
Tax Preparers in Utah earn a median of $66,720. In South Dakota, $52,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.1% — not 21.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.3%
South Dakota vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-12.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $52,530
- p25
- $44,100
- p75
- $63,850
- p10
- $39,080
- p90
- $77,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.