State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: Tennessee vs Utah
Tax Preparers in Utah earn a median of $66,720. In Tennessee, $36,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41% — not 45.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-45.1%
Tennessee vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-41%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Tennessee
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $36,600
- p25
- $29,500
- p75
- $59,120
- p10
- $27,770
- p90
- $77,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.