State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: Texas vs Utah
Tax Preparers in Utah earn a median of $66,720. In Texas, $47,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.5% — not 28.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.9%
Texas vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-27.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Texas
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $47,460
- p25
- $35,440
- p75
- $74,060
- p10
- $31,110
- p90
- $86,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.